May 18, 2026
Otterbourg PC Chairman Richard L. Stehl told a Connecticut federal judge that his attorneys should not be sanctioned for adding allegedly salacious and legally unnecessary statements to a lawsuit seeking $10 million from a former law partner, slamming his "purely performative" motion and "faux outrage."
April 27, 2026
Otterbourg PC Chairman Richard L. Stehl and his attorneys should be sanctioned for adding "salacious" and legally unnecessary allegations to a retooled complaint seeking $10 million against James Cretella, a former law partner accused of accessing data about his onetime boss before departing for another firm, Cretella has argued.
February 27, 2026
A Connecticut federal judge Friday tossed a $20 million lawsuit by Otterbourg's leadership against an ex-partner they allege improperly accessed their personal files, saying New York law applies and that state doesn't recognize an "intrusion upon seclusion" claim, and they can replead with a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
February 13, 2026
Former Otterbourg PC partner James M. Cretella has asked a Connecticut federal judge to toss a $20 million lawsuit by two firm leaders over purportedly improper file access, arguing that chair Richard L. Stehl and president Richard G. Haddad forum-shopped their case to Connecticut because New York doesn't recognize the injury they allege.