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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

City Solicitor Describes Accusations At Defamation Trial As Surreal and Nonsense

He must be living in the 4th dimension........That description at the defamation trial from City Solicitor and Pension Board trustee John Nugent about claims that were made about the Pension Board by former Common Councillor John Ferguson.

Nugent was asked about the specific claims and testified he was not aware of any city employees getting disability pensions because they didn't get along with the bosses....He had no knowledge of anyone getting a disability pension without the proper documentation and he was not aware of any workplace culture problem at City Hall.
 
Nugent told the defamation trial he was floored by the allegation of illegality by the Pension Board based on a conversation Ferguson said he had with one of the trustees. Nugent told the court that's as serious a charge as you can make because it would take a majority of pension board members to improperly approve disability pensions.
 
He told the jury the accusations would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.