Legal Opinion
Brignoli v. Balch Hardy and Scheinman, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 30, 1986No. 86 Civ. 4103 (RWS)PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendants Balch, Hardy and Scheinman, Inc. (“BHS”), Peter Scheinman (“Scheinman”) and Steve Hardy (“Hardy”) have moved for an order dismissing the amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action and imposing sanctions on plaintiff and his counsel. For the reasons stated below, the motion to impose sanctions is denied, and the motion to dismiss the complaint is granted in part and denied in part.
The Amended Complaint
According to the amended complaint, pri- or to November, 1978, plaintiff Richard Brignoli (“Brignoli”) created and developed computer programs…
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