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Judge: Parker lawsuit can proceed
But suit narrowed to questions about whistleblower status, contract terms violation
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Frank Parker
Former City Manager Frank Parker’s wrongful-firing lawsuit against the city of Statesboro remains alive, but was narrowed by the judge to the questions of whether the city retaliated against Parker for acting as a whistleblower and violated terms of his contract. Originally, Parker’s suit over his June 24, 2014, firing by a 3-2 vote of the City Council also alleged that the mayor and council members slandered him and intentionally inflicted emotional distress. But Bulloch County Superior Court Judge John R. “Robbie” Turner issued a summary judgment dismissing those claims Oct. 30.
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