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May 30, 1991, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; damages sought: $600,000).

+ Garcia v. United States (claim for injuries allegedly sustained by a contractor's employee at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in June 1988, and for loss of consortium by his wife - filed April 23, 1991, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; damages sought: $2,250,000).

Mac'Avoy v. The Smithsonian Institution (claim contesting the National Museum of American Art's ownership of certain paintings and drawings by Romaine Brooks that were donated to the Museum between 1966 and 1970 - filed in July 1989 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and in the Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris, France).

On June 26, 1992, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Richey issued his opinion and order in Cotton v. Adams, denying the Smithsonian's motion for reconsideration and granting the motion for summary judgment, holding that the requested documents were properly withheld under Exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The Department of Justice decided that the order finding the Smithsonian to be subject to FOIA could not be appealed, as the Institution was the prevailing party on the merits. A request for attorneys' fees has been received and is being reviewed.

Brandon was a Title VII employment claim by a former employee of the Smithsonian Museum Shops, raising sex and race discrimination allegations against her now-deceased supervisor. The complaint has been settled and dismissed by the Court.

In Andrews School the Smithsonian entered into an agreement with the School and the Ohio Attorney General pursuant to which the Institution withdrew its objections to the requested deviations. The Court approved the deviations on August 11, 1992.

Settlement negotiations were concluded in Maryland Historical Trust, and all actions against the Smithsonian have been dismissed by all parties. Settlement involved selling approximately 66 acres of land that is not in the Rhode River watershed with easements that protect the adjoining historic house, Tulip Hill. The land was sold for full fair market value.

After extensive discovery and mediation Child was settled for $112,500, to be paid from the Judgment Fund. Garcia was settled for $12,000, $6,000 of which is to be paid by the contractor, and $6,000, by the United States from the Judgment Fund.

In the one new suit, Devera, the plaintiff is a member of the Smithsonian's guard force who alleges he was discriminated against on the basis of race, color, and national origin (Filipino) and in reprisal for his filing a discrimination complaint. The case has been referred to the Department of Justice for handling.

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