07/26/2007
New York Courts Finds No Breach of Fiduciary Duty or Improper Disclosure of Client Confidences in Complaint Filed by Attorney Against Former Firm
Aaron Brett Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP, 2007 WL 1240422 (N.Y. Sup. 2007)
Brief Summary
The court concluded that the plaintiff-former associate did not breach a fiduciary or ethical duty and did not improperly disclose client confidences in a complaint he filed against his former law firm. The court did strike plaintiff’s entire complaint for other reasons, but it gave plaintiff a chance to replead.
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