Ohio Democrat Drops Lawsuit against Gop
A Cuyahoga County commissioner has decided to drop his lawsuit accusing state Republican officeholders of awarding unbid contracts in return for campaign contributions.
Democrat Tim Hagan said he feared the wide-ranging lawsuit would become a distraction in next year’s race for governor. He also cited mounting legal fees.
Hagan’s lawsuit, filed in 2004, accused Gov. Bob Taft, Attorney General Jim Petro and other GOP officeholders of awarding billions of dollars in unbid contracts to vendors who inflated prices. Proceeds were then “kicked back” as political contributions, the lawsuit said.
Petro and other Republican officeholders had dismissed the litigation as party politics. Hagan’s attorney, Ken Seminatore, said he’ll file a voluntary notice to dismiss the case early next week.
Source: Dayton Daily News
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