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City Council approves $700,000 from outside‑counsel budget for longrunning employment litigation
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council approved a $700,000 allocation from the city's outside‑counsel budget to fund ongoing work in litigation stemming from Tipton/Whittingham employment claims. City attorneys said the money would cover unpaid invoices and expected costs through next spring; some council members urged pursuing settlements to reduce legal费.
The Los Angeles City Council voted to authorize $700,000 from the city's outside‑counsel fund to continue representation in litigation tied to the Tipton/Whittingham employment cases.
City Attorney representatives told the council the appropriation is intended to pay unpaid invoices and to fund outside counsel through roughly next spring. "That law firm was first hired, I believe, as a result of a report that was approved by this council on 10/08/1997," a City Attorney's Office representative said, and reported that the Bergman firm's billed and paid totals to…
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