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Page 2257 A.D.2d 526, 684 N.Y.S.2d 244, 1999 N.Y. Slip Op. 00749(Cite as: 257 A.D.2d 526, 684 N.Y.S.2d 244)true, consider the affidavits submitted on the motiononly for the limited purpose of determining whetherthe plaintiff has stated a claim, not whether he hasone and, in the absence of proof that an alleged materialfact is untrue or beyond significant dispute, mustnot dismiss the complaint. McKinney's CPLR3211(a), par. 7.[3] Attorney and Client 45 105.545 Attorney and Client45III Duties and Liabilities of Attorney to Client45k105.5 k. Elements of Malpractice or NegligenceAction in General. Most Cited Cases(Formerly 45k105)Attorney and Client 45 11245 Attorney and Client45III Duties and Liabilities of Attorney to Client45k112 k. Conduct of Litigation. Most CitedCasesThe plaintiff in a legal malpractice action must establishthat the attorney in question was negligent, thatthe attorney's negligence was the proximate cause ofthe loss sustained, and that actual damages were sustained;it must be established that “but for” the attorney'snegligence, the underlying action would havesucceeded.[4] Attorney and Client 45 11245 Attorney and Client45III Duties and Liabilities of Attorney to Client45k112 k. Conduct of Litigation. Most CitedCasesIn order to establish the proximate cause and actualdamages elements in legal malpractice case, plaintiffmust show that the statute of limitations on the underlyingclaim had run by the time that it dischargeddefendants as its attorneys.[5] Fraudulent Conveyances 186 277(2)186 Fraudulent Conveyances186III Remedies of Creditors and Purchasers186III(I) Evidence186k270 Presumptions and Burden ofProof186k277 Consideration186k277(2) k. Transactions BetweenRelatives. Most Cited CasesFraudulent Conveyances 186 308(4)186 Fraudulent Conveyances186III Remedies of Creditors and Purchasers186III(M) Trial186k308 Questions for Jury; Questions ofLaw and Fact186k308(4) k. Consideration. MostCited CasesIn claim for constructive fraud under fraudulent conveyanceprovisions of the Debtor and Creditor Law,fairness of the consideration given for conveyance isa question of fact and an intra-family transactionplaces a heavier burden on defendant to demonstratefairness. McKinney's Debtor and Creditor Law §§270, 273.[6] Fraudulent Conveyances 186 61186 Fraudulent Conveyances186I Transfers and Transactions Invalid186I(E) Insolvency of Grantor186k61 k. Insolvency Element of Fraud.Most Cited CasesFraudulent Conveyances 186 73.1186 Fraudulent Conveyances186I Transfers and Transactions Invalid186I(G) Consideration186k73 Want or Insufficiency Element ofFraud186k73.1 k. In General. Most CitedCasesClaim under Debtor and Creditor Law for actualfraud, as opposed to constructive fraud, in makingconveyance does not require proof of unfair considerationor insolvency. McKinney's Debtor and CreditorLaw §§ 270, 273, 275, 276.[7] Fraudulent Conveyances 186 14186 Fraudulent Conveyances186I Transfers and Transactions Invalid186I(A) Grounds of Invalidity in General186k13 Badges of Fraud186k14 k. In General. Most Cited Cases© 2009 Thomson Reuters. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works.