P.R. CONCERN WON'T PAY FOR DOWIE DEFENSE.Byline: Beth Barrett Staff Writer The former Fleishman-Hillard executive who won millions of dollars in city contracts while providing free political advice to Mayor James Hahn's administration has lost his bid to have the public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most firm pay legal fees related to his federal indictment indictment (ĭndīt`mənt), in criminal law, formal written accusation naming specific persons and crimes. Persons suspected of crime may be rendered liable to trial by indictment, by presentment, or by information. for fraud mainly over work for the Department of Water and Power. The Jan. 11 decision grants Fleishman-Hillard's motion to dismiss Doug Dowie's civil lawsuit demanding the company pay his defense costs. But U.S. District Judge Gary Allen Feess said Dowie could revive his suit if he is acquitted of charges that he bilked the DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection out of at least $300,000 over a four-year period. Dowie has pleaded not guilty. Dowie's civil attorney, Michael J. Faber, said he didn't know how much Dowie has racked up in legal bills with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, but said those defense lawyers are continuing to ``vigorously'' represent him. Faber said Dowie can seek reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. of the legal fees later, regardless of the outcome of the criminal trial. Feess' ruling doesn't affect the wrongful termination wrongful termination n. a right of an employee to sue his/her employer for damages (loss of wage and "fringe" benefits, and, if against "public policy," for punitive damages). suit that Dowie has filed against Fleishman Hillard, which is scheduled for trial in June. He's seeking lost wages from his $370,000-a-year job and other damages, alleging he was made a ``scapegoat'' for the public relations company as it was being swept up in a City Hall corruption scandal. Fleishman-Hillard paid the city nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit over the alleged overbilling, distanced itself from possible criminal wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do in the case, and said it would fully cooperate in the investigation. The firm issued a statement saying it was satisfied with the court's decision and would have no further comment. John Stodder, who also was fired by the P.R. giant, was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. on 11 counts of wire fraud and a conspiracy charge. He also has pleaded not guilty. Former Fleishman-Hillard executive Steve Sugarman pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud in July, admitting he bilked the DWP out of tens of thousands of dollars and agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors against other former company officials. Beth Barrett, (818) 713-3731 beth.barrett(at)dailynews.com |
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