A lawyer who provided his client's divorce papers to the Wall Street Journal has been ordered to stand trial on claims of libel, invasion of privacy and civil conspiracy.

The Appellate Division reversed a ruling Thursday dismissing claims by Michael Mandelbaum against attorney Jack Arsenault of Arsenault & Fassett in Chatham. Arsenault, who was co-counsel for Debra Mandelbaum in the divorce case, sent the Journal filings in which his client accused Michael Mandelbaum of pushing her down a flight of stairs and other acts of abuse. She later admitted those claims were false, but prosecutors still charged Michael Mandelbaum with aggravated assault. Ultimately, he was admitted to a diversionary program for first-time offenders.

Arsenault's disclosure to the media, which came after he threatened a “public undressing” of Mandelbaum if he did not accede to Debra Mandelbaum's monetary demands, prompted articles in the Journal and other publications about the couple's divorce. Mandelbaum's father, David, is a part owner of the Minnesota Vikings, and the family is listed at No. 384 on Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans, with a net worth of $900 million. Mandelbaum is an attorney who works in the family business.