On February 23, 2023, the Township of Toms River (Ocean County, NJ) paid $125,000 ($10,000 was paid earlier to one of the man’s daughters) to a homeowner who said that police entered his home and aggressively arrested him after breaking down his front door to investigate a burglary. One of the officers involved had been […]
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Haddon quietly paid $275,000 in 2020 to four officers who claimed in 2018 that they faced retaliation for reporting the police chief’s alleged sexual harassment.
In September 2020, the Township of Haddon (Camden County, NJ) quietly paid $275,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by four officers who claimed that they were subjected to inappropriate sexual comments and behavior by the police chief. In their lawsuit, Captain Scott Bishop, Lieutenant Sean Gooley and Sergeants Tom Whalen and Joseph Johnston claimed […]
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Newark quietly paid $25,000 to a Union County police lieutenant who claimed he was falsely charged with assault.
On November 29, 2022, the City of Newark (Essex County, NJ) quietly paid $25,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a recently retired Clark Township police lieutenant who claimed he was forced to defend himself against a “bogus/false/trumped up criminal charge” that was filed against him after a Newark police official, motivated by […]
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Worker settles his third racial discrimination claim against County.
On March 7, 2023, the County of Salem (New Jersey) settled a road worker’s racial discrimination lawsuit for $37,500 making it the third time the County has settled with this same employee since 2015. In his most recent lawsuit, filed on January 26, 2022, Grady Butts, an African-American public works employee with Salem County, repeated, […]
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Lenape Valley Regional school board quietly paid $100,000 to settle former Superintendent’s age discrimination lawsuit.
On April 3, 2023, the Lenape Valley Regional High School District Board of Education (Sussex County, NJ) agreed to pay $100,000 to a former superintendent who claimed that his contract was terminated because he was 64 years old. In his lawsuit, Paul DiRupo, who served the District for 32 years, claimed that Board President Richard […]