Civil Suit on Redskins new OLB Junior Galette has been dismissed
The civil suit against newly signed Redskins outside linebacker Junior Galette that accused him of physical and mental abuse has been dismissed, according to a statement by his attorney, Ralph Whalen.
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Civil suit against #Redskins, former #Saints LB Junior Galette dismissed today after accuser failed to hire new layer or appear in court…Mike Triplett @MikeTriplett
Statement from Galettes attorney Ralph Whalen: From day one, we were confident that the frivolous civil suit and meritless criminal case…Mike Triplett @MikeTriplett
Statement ct’d: …would be swiftly dismissed. The civil suit came only after we flatly rejected her ex-lawyer’s shakedown to pay her $2M…Mike Triplett @MikeTriplett
Statement ct’d: … “Now, Junior can focus on football and put this incident, where he did nothing wrong, behind him.”
The statement says:
“From day one, we have been confident this suit would be swiftly dismissed. The suit came only after we rejected her former lawyer’s offer to pay her millions of dollars in exchange for not filing this baseless suit. We are delighted that the frivolous civil suit and meritless criminal case have been swiftly dismissed. Now, Junior can hopefully focus on football and put this incident, where he did nothing wrong, behind him.”
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