Still paying for Thumper Humphreys
The City of Portland is trying to get its insurance company to pay for the city's defense in the James Chasse police killing case and eight employment-related claims. The city says it's owed nearly $1.5 million -- amounts that it paid to its lawyers in the cases. The catch? The lawyers were in-house lawyers on the city payroll. Were their salaries "defense costs," which the insurance company was supposed to pay, or just day-to-day overhead expenses? A judge may have to decide.
Interestingly, on the insurance lawsuit, the city has hired outside counsel. The brutal beating of Chasse, which required a $1.6 million settlement to go away, just keeps hurting.
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Comments (5)
Adams and clan stick to the public, the insurance companies, drivers and others. Watch the net worth of these folks after they leave office.
Posted by Don | March 7, 2012 10:11 AM
1.6 million. Should have been 20 million. Then maybe they'd make some changes. I'll never forget the image of people standing around Chasse's crushed body, sipping lattes, or Westermann's later description of the whole affair: it was just a "horrible, horrible accident. "
27 rib fractures, but stuff happens, ya know? (And when you have the hard life of a police officer, part of your rewards involves a permanent, union-emblazoned get-out-of-jail free card, with no expiry date.)
Posted by Gaye harris | March 7, 2012 10:53 AM
Hardly anyone ever really "leaves office" around here. They just keep turning up in new positions, over and over again, like reruns on a 1 channel TV.
Posted by Mr. Grumpy | March 7, 2012 11:39 AM
The city can't claim that reimbursement in good faith. Another example of a city department that needs thoroughly cleaned out. Just a bunch of enablers clutching their sinecures. A big part of Portlandia's miasma and distorted "visioning."
Posted by Mojo | March 7, 2012 12:24 PM
Let's see
The City attorneys are competent enough to defend a high profile wrongful death suit, but imcompetent when it comes to suing their insurer?
Anybody seeing another payoff going on here?
Posted by T | March 7, 2012 5:59 PM