Court awards LCBF clients counsel fees and costs following dismissal of Discrimination and Employee Protection Act claims

In Muro v. The MITRE Corp. et al. (New Jersey Superior Court), plaintiff alleged violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and Conscientious Employee Protection Act based upon alleged electronic communications. Through forensic computer investigation, LCBF demonstrated that plaintiff had fraudulently modified electronic communications and intentionally deleted records. As a result, the court granted summary judgment dismissing the complaint and, given plaintiff's spoliation of evidence, awarded defendants $150,000 in counsel fees and $118,000 for costs and forensic/electronic data expenses. The LCBF team was headed by Joseph M. Tomaino, and Mark Landman.