Jury hears opening statements in Benton suit against Clark County By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor, and
Jack Heffernan, Columbian county government and small cities reporter
Published: May 5, 2021, 7:05pm
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5 Photos Plaintiffs Chris Clifford, clockwise from left, Don Benton and Susan Rice pause to talk during a break from the lawsuit trial Wednesday at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
Don Benton and two of his employees were laid off from their county jobs less than two weeks after Benton filed a whistleblower complaint about his boss with the county’s Human Resources Department, his attorney said Wednesday.