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THE COMPLAINT STATED A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT ALLEGING BILLING FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY ATTORNEYS NOT ADMITTED IN NEW YORK (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the complaint stated a cause of action against defendant attorneys (BSF) alleging BSF billed for expenses associated with attorneys not admitted in New York:

The complaint stated a limited cause of action for breach of contract against BSF. The complaint sufficiently alleged that BSF overbilled or billed for unnecessary expenses associated with attorneys not admitted to practice law in, or based out of, New York, and the documentary submissions do not utterly refute those allegations … . Kaufman v Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP, 2022 NY Slip Op 06883, First Dept 12-6-22

Practice Point: Here plaintiff stated a cause of action against a law firm alleging the firm billed for unnecessary expenses associated with attorneys not admitted in New York.

 

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