HUTCHINSON v. ZURICH SCUDDER INVESTMENTS, INC.


7 A.D.3d 329 (2004)

776 N.Y.S.2d 270

PATRICIA A. HUTCHINSON, Appellant, v. ZURICH SCUDDER INVESTMENTS, INC., ET AL., Respondents.

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

May 11, 2004.


Plaintiff's defamation claim is based on her supervisor's statements, made at a meeting of investment professionals employed by defendant investment firm, explaining why plaintiff was terminated the day before. The supervisor stated that the appropriate personnel at the firm had determined that, in trading certain stock on her own account, plaintiff failed to comply with regulatory procedures and the firm's internal code of ethics, and that forceful action had to be taken...

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