NY Atty Hit With $26M Malpractice Verdict For Exploiting Elder

By Jack Karp · September 24, 2024, 4:20 PM EDT

A New York attorney will have to pay $26.2 million in damages to an ailing, elderly former client who accused him of committing legal malpractice by setting up a bad real...

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Documents

Verdict

Case Information

Case Title

Applestein et al v. Kleinhendler et al

Case Number

Court

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit

Fraud or Truth-In-Lending

Date Filed

March 19, 2020

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