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Jackson City Council approves $250,000 settlement in lawsuit by former police major
Summary
Council approved a budget amendment to appropriate $125,000 from the city plus $125,000 from the insurer to settle consolidated lawsuits filed by former Jackson Police Major Philip Kemper; settlement includes dismissal with prejudice and a $17,500 back-pay component.
The Jackson City Council on Oct. 14 approved a budget amendment to pay $125,000 from city funds and accept $125,000 from the city's insurer to settle consolidated lawsuits brought by former Jackson Police Major Philip Kemper.
City Attorney's outside counsel Jeffrey Lindley told the council the settlement resolves two related suits and requires Kemper to drop his claims and agree that his employment with the city is "irrevocably severed." "Major Kemper drops his lawsuits and agrees to their dismissal with prejudice," Lindley said, adding that the settlement eliminates ongoing litigation risk.
The settlement resolves a suit that began in 2022 after Kemper was placed on paid…
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