HOEFFNER v. ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP


61 A.D.3d 614 (2009)

878 N.Y.S.2d 717

PATRICK J. HOEFFNER, Appellant, v. ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP et al., Respondents.

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

Decided April 30, 2009.


Plaintiff's alleged reliance on the individual defendants' statements concerning the partnership process at the law firm and plaintiff's partnership prospects was not unreasonable as a matter of law. He was an associate with no experience in applying for partnership at the firm, the firm's partnership process was confidential, and defendants, as partners, were privy to information about the past practices of the firm's Executive Committee.

As to damages, if plaintiff...

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