In a curious postscript to a contentious 2011 deposition during which opposing counsel slapped a Paul Hastings partner in the face, the firm has now been slapped with a lawsuit (See Complaint).
Filed May 8 in New York state court, Manhattan lawyer Kenechukwu Okoli’s suit accuses Paul Hastings and firm partner Allan Bloom of slander and assault in connection with the deposition fracas, which arose in the context of an employee discrimination case that pitted Okoli’s client, Olga Caro, against Marsh USA, represented by Bloom.
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