Can an attorney prepare pleadings in advance of a claim of tortious interference with a contract?
"New York", United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kline v. Schaum, 174 Misc.2d 988, 673 N.Y.S.2d 992 (N.Y. App. Term 1997):
Preparation of pleadings has been found to be within the scope of authority of an attorney so as to defeat a claim of tortious interference with a contract (see, Gifford v. Harley 62 A.D.2d 5, 7-8, 404 N.Y.S.2d 405).
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