BoE agrees to $1.6M in settlements

The Board of Examiners on Tuesday approved four settlement payments including the lawsuit that overturned the state’s ban on same sex marriage and the “patient dumping” suit by San FranciscoThe board headed by Gov. Brian Sandoval agreed to pay Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund $615,037 to cover the cost of litigation.Lambda, a national organization promoting and defending the rights of the LBGT community, sued the state in 2012 arguing the state’s ban was unconstitu