Berry v Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP

Berry v Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP 2013 NY Slip Op 00293 Decided on January 22, 2013 Appellate Division, First Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on January 22, 2013
Friedman, J.P., Renwick, Manzanet-Daniels, Román, Clark, JJ.
9051 652274/11

[*1]Gregory Berry, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP, et al., Defendants-Respondents.




Gregory Berry, New York, for appellant.
Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, LLP, New York
(Joseph A. Piesco, Jr. of counsel), for respondents.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen Bransten, J.), entered on or about January 13, 2012, which granted defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff's claims are barred by the release and were properly dismissed.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: JANUARY 22, 2013

CLERK