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Jurors ask two question as deliberations continue in Benton lawsuit trial By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: May 18, 2021, 6:04pm
Share: Plaintiffs Don Benton, from left, Christopher Clifford and Susan Rice wait to hear testimony Monday from former Clark County manager Mark McCauley in the trial for a lawsuit brought by them, at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Jurors in Don Benton’s lawsuit trial against Clark County ended their first full day of deliberations Tuesday with two questions and no verdict.
The case went to the jury at 6 p.m. Monday. Jurors have now deliberated for about 10 hours.
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Clark County continued to defend itself Wednesday in the trial of a lawsuit brought by Don Benton, the former director of the now-defunct Department of Environmental Services, and two subordinates.
Ex-Clark County worker Clifford: I was assured reorganization rumors ‘just talk’
He, Benton, one other lost jobs when Department of Environmental Services was axed By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: May 11, 2021, 6:12pm
Share: Plaintiffs Chris Clifford, clockwise from left, Don Benton and Susan Rice pause to talk during a break from the lawsuit trial Wednesday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
A former program coordinator in the county’s now-defunct Department of Environmental Services testified Monday that employees were assured by board members and the county manager that rumblings of a department reorganization were “just talk.”