SULLIVAN v. HARNISCH

115092/08.

81 A.D.3d 117 (2010)

915 N.Y.S.2d 514

JOSEPH W. SULLIVAN, Respondent, v. WILLIAM F. HARNISCH et al., Appellants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

December 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, New York City ( James Nespole and Neil G. Sparber of counsel), for appellants.

Sklover Donath & Felber, LLC, New York City ( Daniel M. Felber and Benjamin N. Leftin of counsel), for respondent.

SAXE, J.P., FRIEDMAN, MOSKOWITZ and RICHTER, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NARDELLI, J.

The principal issue before us is whether an exception to the employment-at-will doctrine should be made for an employee who claims that his discharge violated his firm's Code of Ethics, because his superior retaliated against him for his internal inquiries into the superior's illegal trading activity. We hold that in this case such an exception does not exist and, in the absence of a specific contractual provision protecting...

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