A law firm facing a malpractice suit has lost its bid to seek indemnification from DLA Piper for any resulting damages in the case, which centers on work by a lawyer who practiced at both firms. In a decision Tuesday, Manhattan Acting Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman ruled in Tanger v. Ferrer , 116838/2005, that DLA Piper was not required under contract or common law to contribute to any judgment in the case against Eaton & Van Winkle and the lawyer, Alfred Ferrer III. A former client of Mr. Ferrer’s, Steven Tanger, sued the lawyer and the Eaton firm in 2005 for allegedly committing malpractice while representing him and his wife in a series of landlord-tenant actions involving Solow Management Corporation.
Mr. Tanger alleged, among other things, that Mr. Ferrer negligently prepared three tenders in 1995, 1997 and 1998. Eaton said since the 1995 and 1997 tenders were prepared while Mr. Ferrer was a partner at DLA predecessor Piper & Marbury, that firm should have to contribute to any resulting damages.
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