Garfinkel v. Morristown Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates, P.A.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

VERNIERO, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether plaintiff waived his right to sue his former employer in the Law Division for alleged violations of the Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to - 42(LAD). Plaintiff is a physician formerly associated with an obstetrics and gynecology practice in Morris County. He claims that he was unlawfully discharged from that practice on account of his gender. He also asserts under the common law that his employer’s conduct constituted defamation and tortious interference with his economic advantage.

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