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Daily Journal covers sexual harassment allegations against mayoral advisor: The attorney for the woman who claims she was sexually harassed by the top aide to Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown said Tuesday that the city has refused to settle the matter and that he will file a suit on her behalf as soon as he receives
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The San Francisco Chronicle describes Lafayette & Kumagai as one of two “big San Francisco legal guns” to be hired by City of Oakland to protect its interests in a high profile sexual harrasment matter: BIG GUNS: The fear of having to dish out big bucks has the city of Oakland bringing out some big
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The Recorder interviews Gary Lafayette about defense verdict in the article “Honeywell Loses $10.5M Suit Against City Housing”: A federal jury on Monday deliberated just two hours before siding with the San Francisco Housing Authority in a $10.5 million suit brought by Honeywell Inc. The 3-year-old case challenged the housing authority’s contention that Morristown, N.J.-based
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A former high ranking staff attorney for the San Francisco Housing Authority whose contract wasn’t renewed says the troubled city agency discriminates against white lawyers and favors African Americans. According to the lawyer, Joel Blackman of Fairfax, 51, agency director Ronnie Davis said at a staff meeting in August 1998 there were people who would
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