Couple sues Kootenai Co.

COEUR d’ALENE - A North Idaho couple filed a lawsuit against Kootenai County and county officials saying the wife, a county employee, was improperly terminated.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene by the couple’s attorney, Larry Beck of Hayden, said the wife, Kathy Pagano, was employed by the county as an accounting clerk in the payroll and accounts payable divisions within the auditor’s office.

Pagano and her husband list County Clerk Cliff Hayes, deputy clerk Pat Raffee and finance director Dave McDowell among the defendants.

The lawsuit said Kathy Pagano began work for the county on Aug. 8, 2008, and was diagnosed with serious medical conditions in 2004, 2008 and 2010.

The lawsuit doesn’t say what the medical conditions are, but says they cause her to suffer severe intermittent physical pain, difficulty with concentration, memory and sleep. Full story . Cda Press

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