On Feb. 24, Pauline Higgins, former general counsel of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro), announced she has settled her defamation and whistleblower suit. Higgins, who was fired on Feb. 23, 2010, sued Metro and Frank Wilson, the agency’s former president and CEO.
Higgins, now a partner in Lam, Lyn & Philip in Houston, says she settled because Metro agreed to apologize to her as part of the settlement. She says her goal in filing the suit was to restore her reputation, not collect monetary damages from a taxpayer-funded agency. In the settlement, Metro agreed to pay up to $100,000 to cover Higgins’ legal fees and expenses.
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