Cambridge won’t fight verdict in $7.7m discrimination case
Saying it is time for closure, Cambridge’s city manager Robert Healy announced today that he will not pursue an appeal with the state’s highest court to throw out a race discrimination verdict that has ballooned to nearly $8 million.
Healy, who informed the City Council about his decision this morning, expressed his disappointment with this week’s ruling by the Massachusetts Appeals Court to uphold a $4.5 million verdict against Healy and his staff for retaliating against former city employee Malvina Monteiro after she filed a race discrimination complaint.
The cost to the city has risen to $7.7 million due to interest and legal fees. The case was filed after Monteiro was fired in 2003.
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