However, They Spent About $463,000 On Fees And Related Defense Costs.
Just to confirm the high price of litigating these days, here is one about a recent settlement reached in a civil rights case brought against the City of Roseville.
Roseville has agreed to pay $490,000 to settle an anti-gay civil rights lawsuit brought by three police officers alleging that police management fostered a hostile work environment against them.
What was the price tag of this settlement beyond the payout? According to Jon Brines in a May 13, 2011 post at granitebaypt.com, City spent about $463,000 to defend itself, broken down this way: $413,000 for attorney’s fees, $31,000 for an investigative report, and $19,000 for an information technology staffer to gather emails and other e-documents during the progress of the case.