Sued By Both Parties in N.J. Store Sale, Pa. Lawyer Wins Both Cases
A Pennsylvania solo who was sued by both parties over the papers she drew up for the $1.9 million sale of a New Jersey liquor store has won dismissals of both malpractice cases.
But despite the rare double play executed by her defense lawyer, Michael Malin, the disgruntled liquor store dealmakers may still be in the game against Philadelphia solo Hae Yeon “Helen” Baik, reports the New Jersey Law Journal. The article is reprinted in New York Lawyer (reg. req.).
Attorney Saul Gruber of Merovitz & Gruber in Mt. Laurel, N.J, who represents the store seller, says he plans to appeal the dismissal of his client’s case, which U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler of Camden, N.J., held had not been filed within the two-year statute of limitations that applies to malpractice cases under Pennsylvania law.
Gruber contends that New Jersey law, which has a six-year statute of limitations, should apply to the matter because “everything happened in New Jersey except Helen Baik was a Pennsylvania lawyer,” the legal publication recounts.
Attorney Robert Greenberg of Aronberg & Kouser in Cherry Hill, N.J., didn’t respond to a request for comment from the legal publication. Kugler dismissed his client’s case after finding that the store buyer hadn’t established damages. The seller has almost completed a repayment schedule concerning her $300,000 cash deposit.
