David Stern, a founding partner of Philadelphia workers’ compensation and Social Security disability law firm Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano, has filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia trial court against the firm, alleging its managing partner has engaged in “continued efforts to coerce Stern into forfeiting his partnership interest.”

According to the complaint, filed Tuesday in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Stern is seeking to dissolve the partnership and have a receiver appointed to oversee the dissolution.