Dropped attorney must disclose false claims in Wall Street sex scandal
(NewsNation) — A Manhattan judge approved a lawyer’s request to dismiss his client in the high-profile Wall Street sex scandal case.
But the judge ruled that the lawyer must explain to JPMorgan whether he made any misrepresentations in the case. original case Filed by former JPMorgan banker Chirayu Rana.
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Legal analyst Rich Schoenstein said: “Jesse Weber LiveThe disclosure appears to focus on specific statements made under oath, including allegations about the plaintiff’s mother’s profession and JPMorgan’s internal settlement discussions.
“This corrects the fraudulent evidence presented in the case,” Schoenstein said.
What does this mean for the Wall Street sex scandal case?
Any misrepresentation could damage Rana’s credibility. Schoenstein said Rana’s defense team will likely back down before anything is announced.
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“I assume they’ll have some dialogue with the former attorney to understand what he’s saying before he says it himself,” he said. “He might not say anything. I just don’t know what to do until we see it.”
Fight over where Wall Street sex scandal trial will be heard
Rana’s new lawyers are pushing to move the case from state court to federal court. Schoenstein says it’s probably about making a fresh start with a new judge.
“They clearly don’t like this state court judge, and I think they want to reset with a new judge. Moving to federal court is a tool that allows that,” he said.
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both Lorna Hajdini and JPMorgan want to stay in state court, but Schoenstein overruled their objections: “This case has been going on for two months… Nothing significant has happened in the case.”
He expects the judge will ultimately allow the move to federal court.
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