New York Court of Appeals
Chase Scientific Research, Inc., Appellant v. Nia Group, Inc., Also Known as Nia-Klt, Respondents; Giuseppe…
March 22, 200196 N.Y.2d 20
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals held that insurance agents and brokers are not "professionals" within CPLR 214(6) and therefore their malpractice claims are governed by the ordinary negligence and contract limitations periods. Accordingly, the Court reversed the dismissal of the negligence and breach of contract claims in Chase Scientific Research and reinstated the breach of contract claim in Gugliotta.