A law firm that engaged in emergency litigation with a fired partner has not waived its right to arbitrate other disputes with that partner, New York state's high court has ruled. The Court of Appeals said a reservation-of-rights provision in a June 2003 settlement preserved the firm's right to seek arbitration and noted that the firm acted appropriately when the former equity partner brought her employment claims in October 2003.
October 17, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A law firm that engaged in emergency litigation with a fired partner has not waived its right to arbitrate other disputes with that partner, the Court of Appeals has ruled.
Linda A. Stark withdrew as an equity partner from the small Manhattan firm then known as Molod Spitz DeSantis & Stark in 2000, becoming a contract partner pursuant to an agreement that specified that disputes were to be arbitrated.
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