The case before the court is an action for malpractice. This case is being heard by the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in Nassau County. The plaintiff in the case retained the defendant attorney to represent her during her divorce proceeding against her now ex-husband. The matrimonial action was settled towards the end of 2003 with the judgment of divorce being entered on the 27th of February, 2004. The defendant states that the judgment of divorce ended the matrimonial action and her representation of the plaintiff in the matrimonial action.
Case Background
In October of 2006, the plaintiff’s ex-husband passed away. In April of 2007, the plaintiff was named as a defendant in an insurance action that took place in the New York County Supreme Court. The insurance action was started by the executor of her ex-husband’s estate. The insurance company was named as a co-defendant in the case. The defendant of this case asserts that all causes of action in the insurance action were in regard to the changes of beneficiary designation on the life insurance policy made by the plaintiff’s ex-husband.