SINGER v. JEFFERIES & CO.


78 N.Y.2d 76 (1991)

Michael C. Singer, Respondent, v. Jefferies & Company, Inc., et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew J. Schaffran for Jefferies & Company, Inc., appellant.

Ronald L. Ripley, of the Oklahoma Bar, admitted pro hac vice, for Boyd L. Jefferies, appellant.

Nathan Z. Dershowitz, Victoria B. Eiger, Gerald D. Fischer and Amy Adelson for respondent.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


Chief Judge WACHTLER.

Plaintiff commenced an action to recover damages from his former employer and its former chief executive officer, claiming that they caused injury to his reputation and career when they used him as an unwitting pawn in an illegal stock trading scheme. The defendants claim the dispute should be resolved by arbitration pursuant to the rules of the National Association of Securities Dealers...

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