Legal Opinion
Singer v. Jefferies & Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1991PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
Plaintiff commenced an action to recover damages from his former employer and its former chief executive officer, claiming that they caused injury to his reputation and career when they used him as an unwitting pawn in an illegal stock trading scheme. The defendants claim the dispute should be resolved by arbitration pursuant to the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), to which all the parties subscribe, and which provide for arbitration of any dispute "arising out of or in connection with the business” of the employer. The…
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- Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by48 opinions
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