Lippman v. Ethicon, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

FUENTES, P.J.A.D.

Plaintiff Joel S. Lippman, M.D., filed a complaint against Ms former employer, defendant Ethicon, Inc., a subsidiary of defendant Johnson & Johnson, Inc. (J & J), alleging a violation of the protections afforded to whistleblowers by the Legislature under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -8. Plaintiff appeals from the order of the Law Division, granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissing the cause of action as a matter of law.

Accepting plaintiffs allegations as true for purposes…