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Who is the defendant in the Orland Park lawsuit?

Named as defendants are the Village of Orland Park, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau, both officially and personally, and Trustee William Healy personally. The lawsuit demands a total in excess of $225,000 in damages for the three claims. The lawsuit spells out specific instances where Pekau went out of his way to defame La Margo ...

Who was the village manager of Orland Park?

La Margo, who worked for the Village of Orland Park in various positions for 13 years including when named village manager in April 2015, was the target of a vicious defamation campaign, the lawsuit details, that included Mayor Pekau filing complaints with La Margo ’s “professional association,” a reference to La Margo ’s membership in an association for village managers.

Why did Orland Park leave?

On or about November 3, 2019, an Orland Park resident sent a letter to Plaintiff’s subsequent employer repeating the false statements published by Defendants claiming that Plaintiff “CANNOT be trusted” and claiming “he was asked to [leave] Orland Park because of his unethical conduct,” the lawsuit details .

What is the lawsuit against La Margo?

The lawsuit alleges Pekau encouraged public criticism to prevent La Margo from finding new work.

Why did Pekau demand La Margo resign?

Two days after the election, according to the lawsuit, Pekau demanded La Margo resign as Village Manager, apparently angry over an investigation that La Margo had initiated after receiving confidential information before the election about irregularities involving Pekau’s business.

What did Pekau accuse Lamargo of?

On May 29, Pekau held another press conference and accused La Margo of “committing criminal acts of official misconduct” and “dissemination of information.” Pekau called the now abandoned bid-rigging probe “unethical, potentially illegal.” Pekau accused LaMargo publicly of “questionable judgment” and “ne farious political intentions.”

What is the agreement between Pekau and La Margo?

Approved by the Village, the agreement required both sides, Pekau and La Margo, to not make “disparaging comments” about each other. The agreement states: “Employee agree that he will not make any disparaging comments about the Village or its employees or agents.

What was the Walsh lawsuit?

The lawsuit maintains that Walsh was subjected to "workplace violence and homophobic sexual harassment at the hands of a coworker as well as myriad gender stereotyping" as well as homophobic comments by other coworkers and supervisors.

How much is Liam Walsh suing?

Liam Walsh worked summers for the Parks and Rec department during the summer months between 2016 and 2020 and is now seeking $250,000 in damages and a jury trial, according to a lawsuit filed in July.

Who is representing Walsh?

Haskell Garfinkel, whose firm is representing Walsh, said, "While it comes as no surprise that the Village is attempting to deny all responsibility for their reprehensible actions, we do believe that discovery on this case will show that immediately upon learning of our client's claims, they terminated at least one supervisor who perpetuated the discrimination and its coverup."