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A judge says the city must pay nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in attorney fees and costs in the case of a former Lincoln firefighter whose discrimination lawsuit settled.
The city agreed to pay $650,000 to Lincoln Firefighter Amanda Benson earlier this year.
Amanda Benson's attorney submitted her request for $1,672,281 in attorney fees, plus $143,000 in costs, with a brief saying the agreement had followed nearly five years of "hotly contested litigation."
The City of Lincoln is fighting a request for $1.6 million in attorney fees being sought in the case of a former Lincoln firefighter who settled her discrimination lawsuit.
The city agreed to pay $650,000 to a former firefighter and $250,000 to a current firefighter, both women who alleged sexual discrimination.