The government is facing another lawsuit from former magistrate Charmaine Rosan-Bunbury, who is claiming more than $26 million for “emotional distress, pain, suffering, hardship” and other damages in relation to her November dismissal, according to court documents.
A claim form filed in the Registrar’s Office on June 3 states that the former magistrate is seeking $10 million for her “loss of reputation” alone. The document also lists several other damages, including loss of health insurance, loss of pension, damages for breach of contract, and $10 million in “stigma damages.”
Ms. Rosan-Bunbury, the owner of Rosan Law, is also claiming the loss of projected income from when she was officially dismissed on Nov. 29, 2012 to when she “would have retired” 19 years later: At $104,425 a year, this sum amounts to nearly $2 million.
The claim form, which was amended from an earlier form filed on Feb. 12, lists the governor and the attorney general as defendants. They must respond by June 24 if they wish to defend the claim, according to the document.
The claim is not the first time Ms. Rosan-Bunbury has contested her dismissal in court, though previous attempts have yet to succeed.
See the June 13, 2013 edition for full coverage.