Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer & Wood, and Gilmartin, Poster & Shafto

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the law firm Gilmartin, holding that the firm owed Prudential a duty of care because the opinion letter was prepared for Prudential's use, but finding no breach of that duty. The court therefore concluded that there was no genuine issue of fact as to liability and that the lower courts' grant of summary judgment was proper.