Litigation can get heated. Tempers may flare when the stakes are high and the result can be contentious exchanges amongst counsel. Sure, the adversarial nature of litigation is to be expected (and welcomed by some practitioners), but there is a line in the sand. Some cross that line and make things personal. What to do when things spiral out of control? Can insults form the basis for a separate suit amongst counsel?
The New York Appellate Division considered this issue and concluded that a particularly …
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