Carpinello, J.
Defendants seek to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint seeking damages for legal malpractice, negligence and breach of contract on the grounds of collateral estoppel and res judicata. Briefly, they claim that this action is barred by a prior decision of Supreme Court finding that defendant Stephen Johnston is entitled to a Judiciary Law § 475 lien, Johnston having been discharged by plaintiffs in the underlying personal injury action (see, e.g., Summit...
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