In-house Counsel
Cost of tried strangulation precedes basic counsel’s ouster
The overall counsel of pet remedy and wellness firm PetIQ has been fired “with out trigger” after he was charged with attempting to strangle his spouse. Picture from Shutterstock.
The overall counsel of pet remedy and wellness firm PetIQ has been fired “with out trigger” after he was charged with attempting to strangle his spouse.
PetIQ famous the Aug. 2 dismissal of basic counsel Robert Michael Herrman in a U.S. Securities and Trade Fee submitting, Law.com reviews.
The “with out trigger” designation implies that he shall be eligible for about $450,000 in severance.
Herrman was arrested June 25 at his house in Eagle, Idaho, a suburb of Boise, Idaho, in response to prior protection by the Idaho Statesman.
At his arraignment, a authorized intern for the Ada County prosecutor’s workplace stated Herrman put his hand round his spouse’s throat for about 5 seconds and pulled an alarm system out of the wall when she tried to make use of it to get assist.
Herrman’s lawyer, John DeFranco, stated Herrman was attempting to cease his spouse from driving after she had been ingesting. He stated Herrman had no legal file and was “a high-character man,” in response to the Idaho Statesman.
Herrman is presently represented by Scott McKay of Nevin, Benjamin & McKay, in response to a web-based docket. He didn’t instantly reply to the ABA Journal’s electronic mail and voicemail requests for remark.
PetIQ had introduced Herrman’s appointment as basic counsel in a February 2019 press release.
