A lawsuit brought by a state employee alleging that a fellow worker on the campaign of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy raped her has been settled for $1 million, her lawyers said Friday, wrapping up a case that reinforced perceptions of misogyny in state politics and led to a legislative investigation.
The state and Murphy campaign will pay $400,000 to Katie Brennan's attorneys and $600,000 to a charity of her choice, The Waterfront Project, a nonprofit that offers legal aid to poor people, older adults, veterans and people with disabilities in northern New Jersey's Hudson County. “All survivors deserve the excellent support I had,” Brennan said in a news release. “I hope to create that support for others so that a lack of legal representation