OAN’s James Myers
2:43 PM – Monday, April 29, 2024
The law firm representing Tiffany Henyard, the controversial Democratic mayor of Dalton, Illinois, has asked her to withdraw from a lawsuit involving her as she currently faces multiple legal battles as mayor. did.
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Del Gardo Law Group sent a letter to Henyard and the village trustees stating that Henyard has not paid the law firm for its work and that a multi-million dollar judgment against the law firm could render the village uninsurable. He claimed to have sex.
“The board recently resolved to suspend payment of legal fees,” the letter provided to him said. DailyMail.com. “Of course, we don’t have to work for free, and we may refuse to do so.”
To date, Henyard has been involved in 22 lawsuits.
The law firm announced that it will no longer appear in or defend any newly filed lawsuits and will withdraw from an additional 19 lawsuits as of May 8.th.
Five of these cases involved “serious injury or death,” including two cases of “suicide by hanging in prison,” and two cases of “police officers involved in shootings that caused wrongful death.”
“Nobody wants to represent the village,” the company continued.
“The Village has already been awarded a $33.5 million judgment against the Village, alleging that the previous administration and Board of Trustees failed to settle within policy. The Village’s best hope is that the jury’s verdict is It will be overturned on appeal.”
“If that fails, the village could end up paying more than $20 million in policy excess limits in that case alone.”
Meanwhile, former employees, townspeople, and related parties have made numerous accusations against the mayor since he was first elected. She is accused of unfairly firing her employees, misusing taxpayer funds and trying to cover up a sexual assault by an employee during a trip to Las Vegas.
After Village Trustee Andrew Holmes allegedly sexually assaulted an employee in Sin City, Henyard fired the victim and a police officer to cover up the incident. He is said to have tried to cover it up.
The heavily criticized mayor is also accused of misusing taxpayers’ philanthropic funds after the Tiffany Henyard Cares Foundation allegedly kept its financial data from being truthful and accurate.
Previously, a referendum passed to recall Mayor Henyard in June 2022, but Cook County Circuit Court Judge Paul Kirkula ruled it invalid.
Henyard was elected to the position in 2021 with 82% support after serving on the Dalton Village Board of Trustees for eight years.
Meanwhile, former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been appointed by the village to investigate the mayor, who is currently under fire. However, Henyard is expected to veto Lightfoot’s appointment to investigate.
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