New York Court of Appeals

Richard S. Lawrence, as Preliminary Executors of Alice Lawrence v. Graubard Miller, In the Matter of the Estate of…

December 2, 200811 N.Y.3d 588

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s order denying the motions to dismiss the law firm’s petition to compel payment of legal fees, holding that the issues of unconscionability and fee excessiveness require further factual development and cannot be resolved on a motion to dismiss.