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fromIrish Independent
4 days agoJudge criticises barrister for 'torrent of litigation' against her former employer
A barrister’s legal action against Ion Trading Ireland was criticized as a torrent of litigation and an abuse of process.
Beech made specific representations about Direct's proprietary technology platform and the operational infrastructure supporting it; however, after joining Direct, it became apparent to Plaintiffs that the technology platform did not function as represented, the suit reads. By Fall 2025, it was clear that Direct's technology platform was incompatible with effective mortgage operations.
Aguilar's dismissal came after months of escalating tension between his office and the Police Accountability Board on the one side, and the City Council, Berkeley Police Department leadership and other city administrative agencies on the other. Most recently, in December, Aguilar sued BPD Chief Jen Louis in an attempt to get records related to a complaint against the police. This week, a judge denied Aguilar's petition, saying Aguilar had not had the authority to file it in the first place.
In the intent to terminate letter, obtained by multiple media outlets through public records requests, university president Lori Stewart Gonzalez wrote that Smith's "extramarital affairs," including one with an undergraduate student, brought on "disrepute, scandal and ridicule," which violated his employment agreement with the school. Gonzalez also wrote that Smith told athletic director Slade Larscheid that he "carried on an affair" while at the Ohio University Inn, where he could be observed by athletes' families, donors and others connected to the university.
Jasmine De La Cruz, a trainee at the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, requested the board to cover her lost wages, benefits and damaged reputation, but supervisors denied her request on Tuesday. De La Cruz's attorney, Ryan Kraft from the Venardi Aurada firm, submitted the claim on Oct 29, alleging that she was discriminated against for not accommodating her disability.
The museum's petition claims that Suda, who was three years into a five-year contract when she was fired, had repeatedly requested increases in pay from the compensation committee of the museum's board of trustees. When the committee refused, the petition claims, "Suda took the money anyway, defying the board and violating her contract". The petition does not specify the sums that Suda allegedly misappropriated; her starting base salary in 2022 was $720,000.
His lawyers state in the suit, "Dr. Aenlle was not grounded in legitimate employment considerations or budgetary concerns but rather were motivated by hostility to his political viewpoints; namely, supporting Sheriff Corpus and her agenda of change, which stood to disrupt the corrupt and nepotic behavior of the San Mateo County Government, to the detriment of those who benefited from it."