Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Harnisch
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 2012PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
We held in Murphy v American Home Prods. Corp. (58 NY2d 293 [1983]), and have several times reaffirmed, that New York common law does not recognize a cause of action for the wrongful discharge of an at-will employee. We decline in this case to make an exception to that rule for the compliance officer of a hedge fund.
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Plaintiff, Joseph Sullivan, was, according to his complaint, a 15% partner in two affiliated firms, defendants Peconic Partners LLC and Peconic Asset Managers LLC (collectively called Peconic, and colloquially referred to as a hedge fund). He was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Sabetay v. Sterling Drug, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Wieder v. SkalaNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Horn v. New York TimesNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Sullivan v. HarnischAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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- Cruz v. HSBC Bank, USA, N.A.District Court, E.D. New York · 2014
- Rossetti v. Ambulatory Surgery Ctr. of Brooklyn, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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