Legal Opinion
Horn v. New York Times
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward H. Lehner, J.
The central issue on this motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) is whether the exception enunciated in Wieder v Skala (80 NY2d 628 [1992]) to New York’s rule relating to employment at will should be extended to a physician employed by a nonmedical entity.
The Complaint
Plaintiff began her employment with defendant New York Times (the Times) in 1995 as a physician in a part-time capacity. In 1996, she became the full-time associate medical director of its medical department which, in addition to plaintiff, consisted of a director, a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- 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
- MacDonald v. ClingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Horn v. New York TimesNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Smith v. AVSC International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Horn v. New York TimesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Horn v. New York TimesNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Horn v. New York TimesNew York Court of Appeals · 2003