Otterbourg Leaders Forum-Shopped $20M Suit, Court Told

By Aaron Keller ( February 13, 2026, 4:46 PM EST) -- Former Otterbourg PC partner James M. Cretella on Friday asked a Connecticut federal judge to toss a $20 million lawsuit by two firm leaders over purportedly improper file access, arguing chairperson Richard L. Stehl and president Richard G. Haddad forum-shopped their case to the Constitution State because New York doesn't recognize the injury they alleged....

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