Legal Opinion
Kagan v. HMC-New York, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 28, 2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*69OPINION OF THE COURT
Catterson, J.
In this action, we are asked to determine, inter alia, whether the plaintiffs claims for breach of contract can stand against defendant managers whose potential liability is circumscribed by the language of the contract, and whether his claims for breach of fiduciary duty should be reinstated under Delaware law. The plaintiff, Howard Kagan, seeks to recover amounts allegedly owed in connection with his work for an investment firm, HMC-NY, and his equity holding and membership interest in Harbinger Capital Partners GFJ LLC (hereinafter referred to as the…
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