Hoffman v. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy S. Friedman, J.), entered February 19, 2014, which, insofar as appealed from, denied plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Pursuant to his employment agreement with defendant as its general counsel and vice president for ethics and compliance, plaintiff could be terminated “with cause,” if he engaged in certain specifically defined conduct, including dishonesty, or “without cause,” in which event defendant would provide him with 90 days’ notice and a severance payment. It is uncontested that plaintiff…