Taxpayers to bear burden of verdict

“We're making arrangements to terminate the case. The taxpayers get stung again, as they have done in this case all along. Taxpayers should not have to pay for punitive damages.”

Washington County taxpayers will be paying nearly $138,500 next week to cover the punitive damage verdict and related legal fees in the 2001 federal case of convicted drug dealer Fred Brilla against former ... via O-R Online