Posted in: Employment Law
Former Prosecutor Settles Employment Lawsuit with NJ Attorney General’s Office
October 4, 2016A former Assistant Prosecutor in Hudson County recently received a $1.5 million settlement in his employment lawsuit against the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, after claiming that he was fired in retaliation for making a whistleblower claim. The plaintiff in this case is former Assistant Hunterdon County Prosecutor Bennett Barlyn, who alleged that he was fired after citing that his superiors chose to drop criminal charges in service of political allies to Governor Chris Christie. The criminal case involved former Hunterdon County Sheriff Deborah Trout, Undersheriff Michael Russo, […]
