Fairhope, Alabama
At a recent council meeting, in response to a question from Fairhope Courier Editor Mike Odom, Councilman Rick Kingrea gave an update of current litigation against the city.
Kingrea said that as of April the city had incurred about $380,000 in legal expenses (general fund and utilities) out of the $500,000 budgeted for legal expenses this year.
Kingrea said that as of May 2nd, the city had been dismissed as a defendant from the "Publix" lawsuit (Ripp et al vs. city); but the plaintiffs may be filing an amended complaint involving the city in the future."
Kingrea said the remaining part of the Dyas Triangle lawsuit (concerning traffic-control issues at the intersection of Veteran's Dr. and Greeno Rd.) had been moved to the "administrative docket:" not in active litigation.
The AMIC lawsuit has been stayed until the Dyas case is settled (AMIC, the city's insurance carrier, had refused to pay some of the city's the legal bills for the Dyas lawsuit.)
The Nichols St. Gazebo case had been settled amicably: a deck had been constructed there instead.
The Dorsey Henderson case (alleging police brutality) had been settled.
At that time, the city had not yet responded to a lawsuit filed by neighbors against the First Baptist Church and the city concerning the construction of new church parking lots in their neighborhood. Kingrea said he thought the plaintiffs had more "administrative" work to do on the case.
Publisher's Note:
Kingrea gave an updated account as of today (Thursday):
At a recent council meeting, in response to a question from Fairhope Courier Editor Mike Odom, Councilman Rick Kingrea gave an update of current litigation against the city.
Kingrea said that as of April the city had incurred about $380,000 in legal expenses (general fund and utilities) out of the $500,000 budgeted for legal expenses this year.
Kingrea said that as of May 2nd, the city had been dismissed as a defendant from the "Publix" lawsuit (Ripp et al vs. city); but the plaintiffs may be filing an amended complaint involving the city in the future."
Kingrea said the remaining part of the Dyas Triangle lawsuit (concerning traffic-control issues at the intersection of Veteran's Dr. and Greeno Rd.) had been moved to the "administrative docket:" not in active litigation.
The AMIC lawsuit has been stayed until the Dyas case is settled (AMIC, the city's insurance carrier, had refused to pay some of the city's the legal bills for the Dyas lawsuit.)
The Nichols St. Gazebo case had been settled amicably: a deck had been constructed there instead.
The Dorsey Henderson case (alleging police brutality) had been settled.
At that time, the city had not yet responded to a lawsuit filed by neighbors against the First Baptist Church and the city concerning the construction of new church parking lots in their neighborhood. Kingrea said he thought the plaintiffs had more "administrative" work to do on the case.
Publisher's Note:
Kingrea gave an updated account as of today (Thursday):
"To the best of my knowledge, the 1st Baptist Church case has been dismissed; the Dyas lawsuit and related AMIC case are on the administrative docket; the Warhurst suit is in settlement negotiations; and I believe an amended complaint has been filed against the City in the Publix/Ripp suit, but I'm not certain."