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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled May 27, 2022

Joffe v. King & Spalding LLP

Judge
Valerie Caproni
Docket
1:17-cv-03392
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
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In one sentence

In Joffe v. King & Spalding LLP, Judge Caproni entered judgment for King & Spalding after the jury and court rejected Joffe’s claims.

Who this affects

David Joffe’s claims against King & Spalding LLP were resolved in King & Spalding’s favor, and the case was closed.

What happened

In Joffe v. King & Spalding LLP, David Joffe sued King & Spalding LLP on two claims: a common-law breach-of-contract claim and a wrongful-discharge claim under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA.

A jury returned a verdict for King & Spalding on the contract claim. The court later found in favor of King & Spalding on the ERISA claim and dismissed it.

Judge Valerie Caproni ordered the Clerk of Court to enter judgment for King & Spalding LLP, terminate all open motions, and close the case.

The detailed version

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Case
Joffe v. King & Spalding LLP · No. 1:17-cv-03392
Judge
Valerie Caproni
Date
May 27, 2022

Background

David Joffe filed the case against King & Spalding LLP on May 8, 2017. His complaint asserted two claims: a common-law breach-of-contract claim under Wieder v. Skala and a wrongful-discharge claim under Section 510 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1140.

Prior Rulings

On November 29, 2021, a jury returned a verdict for King & Spalding on the contract claim. On May 26, 2022, the court found in favor of King & Spalding on the ERISA claim and dismissed that claim.

Order

On May 27, 2022, Judge Valerie Caproni ordered the Clerk of Court to enter judgment in favor of King & Spalding LLP. The court also directed the Clerk to terminate all open motions and close the case.

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