Settlement reached in civil rights lawsuit filed against Nixon

A settlement was reached today in attorney Marla Grothoff's civil rights lawsuit against Attorney General Jay Nixon, followed a seven-hour conference in Jefferson City.
Court records indicate the settlement, which must be approved by a judge, was arrived at following the session which was attended by Ms. Grothoff and her attorney Daniel Pingelton, and representing Nixon, Karen Mitchell, James McAdams and Gail Vasterling of the attorney general's office.
Details of the settlement were not included in the court documents.
Ms. Grothoff served as an attorney for the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Division of Social Services from 1988 to 2003. When the decision was made to transfer the legal work for that division to the attorney general's office, most of the lawyers were transferred to the attorney general's office, according to Ms. Grothoff's petition, which was originally filed in Boone County Circuit Court, but not Ms. Grothoff.
In her lawsuit, Ms. Grothoff claimed she was discriminated against because she is a quadriplegic with limited use of her hands.
The attorney general denied Ms. Grothoff's claims.