Federal court grants amendment in lawsuit over alleged phone hacking tied to New Jersey divorce case

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NEWARK, NJ – A federal magistrate judge has ruled on a motion to amend a lawsuit involving a contentious divorce dispute that spilled into civil court, with allegations of electronic surveillance, unauthorized access to private communications, and improper data sharing.

In an opinion issued Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacey D. Adams of the District of New Jersey granted in part and denied in part a motion by plaintiff Matthew Verzi to file an amended complaint in his case against Zubie Amin , Palak Amin , Cyber Investigations, LLC , and David Murphy .

The court noted that none of the defendants opposed the motion.

Verzi originally filed his complaint in the Superior Court of New Jersey on January 10 , alleging that his ex-wife, Zubie Amin, and her brother, Palak Am