Richard Azzopardi, spokesperson for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trooper 1—the state trooper who accused Cuomo of sexual harassment—and her well-known employment law firm, Wigdor LLP, alleging malicious prosecution. Azzopardi claims that Wigdor LLP filed a bogus retaliation claim against him after he referred to the sexual harassment suit against Cuomo as extortion.
CAMPANILE: Cuomo rep RICH AZZOPARDI sues trooper, law firm who alleged ex-gov groped... https://t.co/yzyxbfWh9F https://t.co/8VDJCOizkc
A former business development director from McElroy Deutsch has been given the go-ahead to bring a malicious-prosecution claim against the firm in litigation over her and her husband's alleged multimillion-dollar embezzlement from the firm. https://t.co/Zk5BiKUaFs https://t.co/Hmo6A787GC
Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo's spokesperson sued Wigdor LLP for malicious prosecution on Tuesday, claiming the well-known employment law firm filed a bogus retaliation claim against him, for likening a sexual harassment suit against Cuomo to extortion. https://t.co/RcnJ6UO1s9