Shearin v. E.F. Hutton Group, Inc.

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• holding that attorney fired for refusing to violate her ethical duties has a cause of action
• holding that attorney fired for refusing to violate her ethical duties has a cause of action
• holding that an attorney fired for refusing to violate her ethical duties has a cause of action
• concluding that permissible claims for indemnification “will include those deriving from lawsuits brought by directors, officers, agents, etc., only insofar as the suit was brought as part of [the indemnitee’s] duties to the corporation and its shareholders”
• reasoning that the affiliate privilege doctrine undermines the “without justification” element in tortious interference claims
• observing that inter-firm “interference” is not necessarily improper unless the plaintiff demonstrates that it is (citation omitted)

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