Posted on 02/02/2011 7:22:54 AM PST by speciallybland
A former Atlanta arborist who filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against the city after being fired from his job has reached a settlement before trial, one his lawyers said Wednesday.
Under terms of the settlement, the city, which does not admit liability in the case, will pay 67-year-old Thomas Coffin $165,000 in damages and fees, Atlanta attorney Gerry Weber said. As part of the settlement, Fulton County Superior Court Judge John Goger signed a consent order to allow the city to fully vest Coffin's pension rights.
Coffin was hired by the city in 2000 and elevated to the position of senior arborist in October 2007 to implement Atlanta's Tree Protection Ordinance. His lawsuit said that he was fired because he complained to supervisors that some arborists were not following the city's tree ordinance.
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Rumor has it the Grass, Driveway, Dirt, Flower, and Air ordinances aren't being followed either...... (was trying to be sarcastic but the more i think of it...there probably are such ordinances, and many more)
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