Dolan’s claim expected to be answered in few weeks
Geoff Dolan Former Manhattan Beach City Manager Geoff Dolan’s attorney expects to find out in a couple weeks whether the city will find itself facing another lawsuit. Since Dolan earlier this month filed a $2 million claim against Manhattan Beach for allegedly tarnishing his reputation during and after his highly-publicized 2009 departure, the city’s insurance carrier contacted Dolan’s attorney, Pat Barrera, last week to start the claim process. Dolan will have up to six months to file a lawsuit if his claim is denied. “The point of the claim is to try to clear his name and his reputation,” Barrera said. “When this blew up, he was informed by a couple of prospective employers that he was ‘too hot to handle.’” “I don’t think a lot of people in this town even knew who he was before all of this happened,” he added. Dolan, 57, filed the claim on May 14, nearly a year and a half after his sudden and highly controversial departure, which left residents questioning whether or not he resigned or was asked to leave, as well as the legitimacy of his nearly $270,00 severance payment. Documents Barrera said should have never been disclosed — including an anonymous letter alleging Dolan…
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