Attorneys give City last chance to settle Fox case out of court
By Jack Swanson
jswanson@fayettecountynewspapers.com
Attorneys for the former West Union police officer who has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city, claim that the City of West Union’s refusal to accept a settlement agreement, will end up costing taxpayers much more in the end.
Sierra Fox’s attorney, Katie Ervin Carlson, submitted sent a letter to West Union’s legal team, Wilford H. Stone and Holly Corkery of Lynch Dallas, P.C., Cedar Rapids, urging them to convince the City to accept the agreement and “do the right thing.” That letter was filed in Fayette County District Court.
Fox ‘s lawsuit, filed in April, claims she was a victim of sexual harassment, sex discrimination and retaliation while serving as a police officer.
In the letter, Carlson claims the West Union City Council, despite the advice of their legal advisor, Mayor Adam Keller and City Administrator Nick McIntyre, rejected the settlement agreement reached during a daylong mediation on Nov. 15.