In Kim v. XP Sec., LLC, the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed the denial of summary judgment in a wrongful termination action, reiterating settled principles of contract interpretation: clear, unambiguous agreements between sophisticated, counseled parties are enforced according to their plain meaning, without recourse to extrinsic evidence.

By Jeffrey M. Haber Like most states in the country, New York is considered to be an “employment at will” state. This means that if there is no written agreement between the employer and employee (such as, a collective bargaining agreement) governing when the employer can fire the employee, the employer has the right to fire the employee at any time for any reason. When this happens, the employee has no legal recourse even when the termination is arbitrary, unfair or unreas