JEFFERSON CITY — The state has agreed to pay $500,000 to a former governor's office attorney to settle claims he was wrongfully terminated and defamed by Gov. Matt Blunt after questioning the office's e-mail deletion practices.
State to pay $500,000 to settle e-mail lawsuit filed against former Gov. Blunt
Friday, May 22, 2009 | 2:05 p.m. CDT;
updated 2:15 p.m. CDT, Friday, May 22, 2009
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