Thanks for the analysis. : )
I could tell from a previous post that you're a lawyer who knows what he's talking about.
What I imagine is going on is that Morelli & Assoc. filed the suit for defensive purposes, knowing that they will get conflicted out of the case - thus the firm will now step aside without much of a fight.
But you never know; this Morelli guy is an interesting character:
http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/crimelaw/features/2323/
I am involved in defending a case right now that involves an advesary party suing an opposing attorneys. The thing is a mess and a lot of the issues that are going to arise in the FNC case, have already arisen in mine.
It's up to FNC to conflict Morelli out of the harrassment case. I'll assume he'll fight it. But in the FNC extortion suit, there's no way, Mackris can be represented by Morelli.