Ruling in four cases related to the theft of client funds by an employee, a judge rejected a Nassau County law firm’s “outrageous” argument that it is not obligated to repay the money.
In a 97-page decision, Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Vito DeStefano granted summary judgment for Wendy and Stephen Baron, who say the firm refuses to return $4.3 million stolen from their escrow account, on claims of unjust enrichment and conversion against the firm and its two founding partners.
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