Legal Opinion
Fisher-Jackson v. La Guardia Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 30, 1992PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for wrongful discharge, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lonschein, J.), dated August 7, 1990, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s claim that her *697employment was wrongfully terminated by the defendant hospital for the purpose of preventing her from obtaining a vested interest in its pension plan, as such a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Weiner v. McGraw-Hill, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Fiammetta v. St. Francis HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
3Cited by3 opinions
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