An attorney’s mental illness does not “shield him from the consequences of workplace misconduct,” an appellate court has held in overturning a decision that ordered a Manhattan law firm to pay more than $500,000 to a former contract partner who misused a company credit card and tried to pass the expenses on to the firm’s clients.
The Appellate Division, First Department, said there was no evidence that Hill Betts & Nash fired James M. Hazen because of his bipolar disorder or that it reported Mr. Hazen to a disciplinary committee in retaliation.
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