This legal malpractice case related to an action filed in Nassau County. Plaintiff general contractor National Alliance New York, which was not licensed to do construction work in Nassau County, alleged it entered into a contract with Daping Zhu for a project at his house in Nassau County.

Plaintiff contended Zhu physically detained its principals and threatened them, causing plaintiff to terminate the contract. Plaintiff argued it was owed over $165,000 in labor and materials.