Legal Opinion
Mulder v. Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 1994PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Walter M. Schackman, J.
Defendants Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) and Robert Albano move for an order pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) dismissing the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. This case presents an important question: whether an employee of a securities firm whose job responsibilities include auditing the corporation can be discharged for attempting to report violations of securities laws and DLJ’s own trading regulations.
From April 1978 until his discharge in June 1991, plaintiff Joseph Mulder was employed by DLJ. During part of that period, he was…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Weiner v. McGraw-Hill, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Sabetay v. Sterling Drug, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Mulder v. Donaldson, Lufkin & JenretteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Mulder v. DonaldsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Smith v. AVSC International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- McGrane v. Reader's Digest Ass'n, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
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