The defendants by counterclaim brought motions to strike the plaintiff by counterclaim's pleadings for disclosing no reasonable cause of action.
The underlying dispute involved a loan to a personal injury lawyer whose practice failed due to illness.
The plaintiff by counterclaim alleged that the lender and its counsel breached undertakings and fiduciary duties by failing to take over his practice.
The court struck the counterclaim against the moving parties, finding no facts pleaded to support the alleged causes of action, but granted leave to amend.
