tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post2225939038940637903..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-26672305940737982742012-10-26T10:13:07.346-05:002012-10-26T10:13:07.346-05:00I should add, Carlos, that one of the plaintiff's attorneys held a press conference early on where she reiterated her client's demand that the city pay the tort claim limit to avoid litigation; The Ballard administration refused to pay it, and she responded by adding this civil rights claim to try to get around the tort claim limit. If the city had simply acknowledged liability upfront, it could have paid out those claims and avoided litigation time and expense, or finding some excuse to offer even more than the tort claim limit allows.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7157222000128942752012-10-26T09:33:56.481-05:002012-10-26T09:33:56.481-05:00The case law is clearly on the City's side on that issue, Carlos. Any fair reading of 7th Circuit decisions would have led the city legal's staff to that conclusion. Follow the money. Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-79138781541948637222012-10-26T09:05:08.221-05:002012-10-26T09:05:08.221-05:00Gary, perhaps the agreement is a way to avoid a section 1983 claim against the City? I'm not 100% sure, but wouldn't Bisard's actions qualify under 1983 if at the very least recklessness could be shown?LamLawIndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039906566586150323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-27453380073662469332012-10-25T18:05:51.892-05:002012-10-25T18:05:51.892-05:00You are correct. His budgets have been over spent. His 2013 did not the funds need for police training session. He tell us that are parks need a injection of private money. He gave city land away to a developer and 3 million in cash. He builts parking garage in Broad Ripple that was not a investment for the taxpayers. He sells public assets to ge a injection of cash and binds the resident to long term lease. What the hell is going on. He spent 12 million on a street for the Super Bowl.Society of Socrateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035349111953557632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5502103472692272612012-10-25T18:02:16.814-05:002012-10-25T18:02:16.814-05:00Just outrageous to settle for more than the law allows. Ballard owes the taxPAYERS an explanation.CircleCityScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12691157547732269477noreply@blogger.com