New York Court of Appeals

Adina Marmelstein v. Kehillat New Hempstead: the Rav Aron Jofen Community Synagogue, and Mordecai Tendler

June 25, 200811 N.Y.3d 15

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s breach of fiduciary duty and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims, holding that the complaint failed to allege a fiduciary relationship and did not show conduct sufficiently outrageous for IIED.