Legal Opinion

Rattigan v. Commodore International Ltd.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 5, 1990No. 87 Civ. 2729 (MBM)PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

MUKASEY, District Judge.

Defendant Commodore International Limited moves for an order declaring § 9(a) of the employment agreement between plaintiff Thomas Rattigan and Commodore to be unenforceable as a penalty. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion is denied.

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The basic facts and contentions in this case have been set forth previously in the opinion and order denying summary judgment, issued on May 5, 1988. Familiarity with these facts and contentions is assumed.

Defendant argues that the section of plaintiffs employment agreement providing for the acceleration…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Garrity v. Lyle Stuart, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Truck Rent-A-Center, Inc. v. Puritan Farms 2nd, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Fifty States Management Corp. v. Pioneer Auto Parks, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Seidlitz v. . AuerbachNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
  5. Mosler Safe Co. v. Maiden Lane Safe Deposit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1910

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. In Re Trans World Airlines, Incorporated, Debtor. Interface Group-Nevada, Incorporated v. Trans World Airlines, Incorporated. Thomas E. Ross, Trustee. In Re Trans World Airlines, Incorporated, Debtor. Interface Group-Nevada, Incorporated v. Trans World Airlines, Incorporated, Thomas E. Ross, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. Highgate Associates, Ltd. v. MerryfieldSupreme Court of Vermont · 1991
  3. Wechsler v. Hunt Health Systems, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2004
  4. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Press Am., Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2019
  5. In Re Hooker Investments, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1992

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