A lawsuit from a former partner at Florida law firm Shutts & Bowen accusing the firm and two attorneys of civil conspiracy and defamation came before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Valerie Manno Schurr on Thursday, who heard arguments for and against unsealing the complaint and sending the case to arbitration.

Jared Beck of Beck & Lee in Miami represents plaintiff Christopher Prusaski, who sued in March, claiming he was defamed and deprived of a raise after reporting that a colleague was neglecting a client’s case. His complaint also alleged Shutts & Bowen has a history of overbilling clients.

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