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Robert Catalanello

Monday, January 7, 2013

Councilman Sues Law Prof for Vegetarian Bias Article

'Of Meat and Manhood' is defamatory, lawsuit filed by Robert Catalanello alleges.

Madison Borough Councilman Robert Catalanello has filed a lawsuit claiming statements in a law review article alleging he discriminated against a former employee at their investment company for being vegetarian are false and defamatory. A 2011 Washington University Law Review article titled "Of Meat and Manhood" discusses a complaint that was brought against Catalanello and Credit Agricole CIB by former employee Ryan Pacifico in 2009. Pacifico's lawsuit was withdrawn this summer. Pacifico sued after he was fired, claiming he was subjected to taunts and harrassment about his sexuality and being vegetarian after Catalanello learned he did not eat meat. The case drew widespread media attention when it was filed and became a central topic …

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Thomas Forrest Ritter

3:52 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013

In the beginning of the article the author refers to the case against Catalanello as "ongoing".   more ›

Friday, May 4, 2012

Councilmen: Budget Goals Were Not Met

In response to release by Democratic candidates, they say they faced other challenges.

  • OPINION
  • Friday, May 4, 2012

The following Letter to the Editor was submitted by Borough Councilmen Don Links and Rob Catalanello in response to one submitted by Democratic candidates Astri Baillie and Ben Wolkowitz, which questioned no votes on the budget by the two and Council President Jeannie Tsukamoto. We voted for the introduction of the budget to advance the budget process. The decision was based on the agreement from the Mayor and Borough Administration that we would find adequate savings to accomplish our goals: We voted against the final budget because these goals were not met. For details, please refer to Ms. Tsukamoto’s letter to the editor printed in the May 3, 2012, Madison Eagle. From inception, residents were cautioned that this budget process would be…

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Democratic Candidates Blast 'No' Budget Votes

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Larry Bruce

5:56 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012

You start out with your usual level of nonsense - "... a week after". Looks like a response to your post of 2 days earlier to me. So what. Sticking with what I said originally (and every other time you bring it up) about the council meeting. Thanks for the English lesson, which is also irrelevant though because I did neither, I said it directly. With my real name. "... FINNALLY acknowledging…   more ›

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