Legal Opinion
Connolly v. Napoli, Kaiser & Bern, LLP
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 2006PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rolando T. Acosta, J.
Introduction
In the context of this preanswer motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211, the court is required to consider whether in the circumstances of this case the court should extend the ruling announced in Wieder v Skala (80 NY2d 628 [1992]). In Wieder, the Court of Appeals allowed a narrow exception to the employee-at-will doctrine, finding that a law firm had an implied-in-law obligation of good faith and fair dealing when an associate in a firm is terminated for insisting that the firm comply with Code of Professional…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Sabetay v. Sterling Drug, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Wiener v. Lazard Freres & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Wieder v. SkalaNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Polonetsky v. Better Homes Depot, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2001
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