Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Ashland Management Inc. v. Altair Investments

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 23, 2008Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part

McGuire, J. (dissenting in part).

I respectfully dissent in part. While I agree with the majority that defendants are not entitled to summary judgment dismissing certain aspects of plaintiffs cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty, I disagree that defendants are not entitled to summary judgment dismissing the remaining causes of action. Throughout its analysis the majority repeatedly stresses the conduct allegedly committed by defendants that supports the cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty. But that conduct is not relevant to the question of whether defendants should have been…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. S. J. Capelin Associates, Inc. v. Globe Manufacturing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Mallad Construction Corp. v. County Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. Reed, Roberts Associates, Inc. v. StraumanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  4. Diamond Match Co. v. . RoeberNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  5. BDO Seidman v. HirshbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1999

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