Hall V City Release
Hall V City Release
This Settlement Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the last date
indicated beside the parties’ signatures on the last page of this document (the “Effective Date”),
by and between Maegan Hall (“Plaintiff”) and City of La Vergne (“Defendant”). The Defendant
and Plaintiff collectively are referenced herein as the “Parties”.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on February 27, 2023 Plaintiff filed a Complaint in the United States District Court
of Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville against Lewis Powell, Henry McGowan, Burrel Davis
in their individual capacities and the City of La Vergne Tennessee. The case number of this action
is 3:23-CV-00173, (the “Litigation”).
WHEREAS Plaintiff made claims that Defendant committed violations of the Fourteenth
Amendment of the United States Constitution and/or violations of 42 U.S.C § 6851, against her
during her employment at the La Vergne Police Department (the “Incident”).
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2023 Defendant Lewis Powell filed a Countercomplaint in the United
States District Court of Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville against Plaintiff. Defendant
Lewis Powell made claims of defamation by Plaintiff under Tennessee Common Law.
WHEREAS on to avoid the time, expense, and intangible and tangible tolls of continuing this
litigation, the Parties mutually wish to resolve all claims that were raised or could have been raised
in the litigation.
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4. MUTUAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS. In consideration for the Settlement Payment in
Section 3 hereof and other good and valuable consideration, Plaintiff and her heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns do hereby release and forever discharge Defendant, its
successors and assigns, and its respective officers, agents, employees, its former officers,
agents, employees and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, together
with any and all persons, firms, corporations, affiliates, and subsidiaries, who are or may be
liable for any and all past, present and future civil claims, demands, obligations, actions, causes
of action, rights, damages, restitution, attorneys’ fees, interest, costs, loss of services, expenses
and compensation of any nature whatsoever, whether based in constitutional law, tort, contract,
strict liability, fraud, or any other theory of recovery, and whether for compensatory or punitive
damages which Plaintiff, her heirs and assigns, now have or may have in the future as a result
of this events underlying this litigation.
In consideration for the dismissal of the Litigation and the filing of Joint Stipulation of
Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice, Defendant hereby completely releases and forever
discharges Plaintiff, her predecessors and successors in interest from any and all past, present
and future civil claims, demands, obligations, actions, causes of action, rights, damages,
restitution, attorneys’ fees, interest, costs, loss of services, expenses and compensation of any
nature whatsoever, whether based in constitutional law, tort, contract, strict liability, fraud, or
any other theory of recovery, and whether for compensatory or punitive damages which
Defendant, its successors and assigns, now have or may have in the future as a result of this
events underlying this litigation.
a. This Agreement shall apply to all related claims and proceedings including, without
limitation, any and all known or unknown claims and the consequences thereof which
have resulted or may result from the alleged acts, omissions, liability, constitutional
claims, negligence, deliberate indifference or any other act or failure to act by either
party.
b. Plaintiff represents and warrants that in conjunction with the execution of this
Agreement and within five (5) days of receipt of the Settlement Payment, she shall file
the required documents to dismiss the Litigation with prejudice. Each party shall bear
their own attorney’s fees, court costs, discretionary costs, and expenses.
5. BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of
the Parties as named herein.
7. DRAFTING OF THE AGREEMENT. The Parties agree that this Agreement represents the
product of negotiations and shall not be deemed to be drafted exclusively by any one Party. In
the event of a dispute regarding the meaning of any language contained in the Agreement, the
Parties agree that the Agreement shall be accorded a reasonable construction and shall not be
construed more strongly against one Party over the other.
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8. ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS. Each Party shall bear its own attorneys’ fees and costs
related to the negotiation and execution of this Agreement. Upon any breach of this Agreement,
however, any Party that prevails in an action to enforce the Agreement shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in conjunction with such action.
10. GOVERNING LAW / JURISDICTION / VENUE. This Agreement shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without regard to choice-of-
law provisions or principles of conflicts of laws. The Parties agree that the Rutherford County
Circuit Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any action for the interpretation or
enforcement of this Agreement. The Parties agree that they shall submit to and that such court
shall have personal jurisdiction over the Parties. The Parties hereby waive any objection to
venue in such courts.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between and
among the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof. No other representation, promise, or
agreement made by the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof that is not contained in this
Agreement shall be valid or binding unless it is in writing and executed by the Parties.
13. MULTIPLE COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed with multiple signature
pages in one or more identical counterparts, and fully-executed counterparts shall be
considered one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile
signatures or other electronic means and such signatures shall be deemed to bind each Party as
if they were original signatures.
14. HEADINGS. The section and subsection headings in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
15. WAIVER. The failure of any party to insist, in one or more instances, on the performance by
another party in strict accordance with any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be
deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any right granted hereunder or of any right to demand future
performance of any such term or condition of this Agreement, unless such waiver is set forth in a
written instrument signed by the waiving party. No waiver of any provision or provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other provision.
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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as follows:
DEFENDANT:
PLAINTIFF:
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DEFENDANT:
PLAINTIFF:
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