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Monday, October 27, 2008

Attorney for FGCU warned it would likely lose discrimination suit, News-Press (Ft. Myers)

By Dave Breitenstein
October 21, 2008

FGCU settled two federal lawsuits after its attorney warned that key witnesses weren’t credible and a jury would see through holes in the defense, according to transcripts released by Florida Gulf Coast University.

That attorney, Aaron Behar of Miami, was upfront in recommending FGCU settle gender equity lawsuits with two former coaches and a former general counsel.

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