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Police department lawsuits run up a big tab in Burbank

By Richard Binder

According to a memo, Burbank officials have spent $1.2 million since May on litigation related to the ongoing investigations and lawsuits against the Police Department.

Of that sum, $31,772 has gone to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for the services of former U.S. Atty. Debra Wong Yang at a rate of $882.63 per hour. Police expert Merrick Bobb, hired at the same time as Yang, made nearly $55,000 as of March 31, and attorneys advising him were paid $68,724.

The majority of legal fees paid to defend the city stem from a case filed by one lieutenant and four police officers alleging race- and gender-based discrimination, and that they experienced retaliation from the command staff when they complained.

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on April 07, 2010 (boomark / email).