A Superior Court judge has ruled that the law firm Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman must proceed in a legal malpractice lawsuit over the reversal of a $166 million child abuse verdict.

Judge Keith Lynott of Essex County Superior Court denied the motion by Mazie Slater and attorney David Mazie for reconsideration of the judge’s denial of their motion to dismiss the malpractice claim filed by former client Neomi Escobar. Lynott also denied the motion by Mazie and Mazie Slater to dismiss a claim for punitive damages.

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