A Queens County Supreme Court justice this month dismissed a lawsuit filed by corrections officers against their union, its current and former leaders and its law firm, Koehler & Isaacs, finding that the officers lacked standing due to their small number.

Justice Leonard Livote granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that the derivative action did not represent 5% of the union’s membership.

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