JEFFERSON CITY — The lawyer for the former chief of staff to ex-Gov. Matt Blunt weighed in on the latest, and perhaps final, twist in the Scott Eckersley saga, criticizing Attorney General Chris Koster for writing a letter clearing Eckersley.
Eckersley was the…
JEFFERSON CITY — Here’s the text of the letter Attorney General Chris Koster provided to former state attorney Scott Eckersley as part of the state’s oral agreement:
To Whom It May Concern:
The Eckersley v. Blunt case was pending when I began serving as…
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster signed a letter this week clearing a former government attorney of allegations of wrongdoing made against him by the administration of former Gov. Matt Blunt.
But before fired Blunt deputy counsel Scott Eckersley got the…
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JEFFERSON CITY — Is a fired employee’s defamation and wrongful termination suit against former Gov. Matt Blunt settled or not?
The former employee, Scott Eckersley, sent word to the state attorney general’s office today that he had fired his attorneys, Steve…
JEFFERSON CITY — Is the Scott Eckersley lawsuit actually settled?
The paperwork says yes, but Eckersley was in the capital city to meet with an official of Gov. Jay Nixon’s office last week to “finalize the settlement agreement,” Eckersley said.
JEFFERSON CITY — The folks over at the Missouri attorney general’s office have been busy lately settling lawsuits from employees fired by the previous administration.
Tim Kniest never got as much publicity as Scott Eckersley, but he’s getting paid, too.
JEFFERSON CITY – The state of Missouri saved taxpayers about $2 million by settling a lawsuit against former Gov. Matt Blunt filed by a fired attorney, according to records obtained by the Post-Dispatch.
Last week, Attorney General Chris Koster’s office announced a settlement…
JEFFERSON CITY — The state will pay a former staffer of Gov. Matt Blunt $500,000 to settle his wrongful termination and defamation lawsuit.
Scott Eckersley sued the governor and several of his staff members last January alleging defamation of character, wrongful…
UPDATE: A spokeswoman for Attorney General Chris Koster said shortly after the press received Martin’s statement: “I don’t have anything to tell you at this point.” Eckersley attorneys have yet to return phone calls.
JEFFERSON CITY — A statement just…
JEFFERSON CITY — The Western District Court of Appeals agreed with a trial judge that Gov. Matt Blunt could not hide behind “executive privilege” in defense of the defamation and wrongful termination lawsuit of Scott Eckersley.
Eckersley is the former deputy counsel…
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