Ex-partner John K. Weir is suing the 1,300-lawyer firm Holland & Knight in Manhattan federal court, claiming he was fired because of his age and because he raised questions about the "disappearance" of $5 million the firm was awarded in 1999 for a class action representation. Among the 11 counts in Weir's suit: breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, civil claims under RICO based on the alleged $5 million misappropriation -- and age discrimination.
September 11, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.com
The end of John K. Weir’s career at Holland & Knight arrived on his Connecticut doorstep the Saturday morning of Nov. 16, 2002, in an express mail envelope.
The enclosed memo from firm General Counsel L. Kinder Cannon stated that Weir, a partner at Holland & Knight and its New York predecessor for over 20 years, was expelled from the firm retroactive to Nov. 4, 2002. He was instructed to never again return to the Manhattan office he had left the evening before at 6 p.m.
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