UPDATED: Kraft Group Offers Town Legal Defense in Protective Custody Lawsuit
Company would provide Foxborough with legal representation to defend the town and Police Chief Edward O’Leary as well as cover the costs of the attorney but would not pay for damages owed if town lost lawsuit.
Editor's note: This article was updated to include comments from Foxborough Board of Selectmen chair James DeVellis on Jan. 30, 2013 at 12:11 p.m. Facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly holding people “unlawfully” in protective custody during Gillette Stadium events, the town reached out to its largest business partner for assistance. Foxborough, through attorney John Davis of Pierce, Davis & Perritano, LLP, reached out to the Kraft Group in November to ask if the company would be indemnifying the town in the Weldner/Dutton lawsuit against Foxborough Police Chief Edward O’Leary and the town of Foxborough. “The town has an indemnification policy in place provided by the Kraft Group that protects the town during stadium events," …
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Jeremie Smith
1:07 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Thank you for the follow-up Steve. I have a much clearer understanding of the point you were trying to make. These are good questions and I will look to include them in my follow-up reporting. more ›