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Staffing exec settles lawsuit with former US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO

December 11, 2018

A lawsuit in Texas against a staffing executive that made headlines earlier this year has been settled, according to court documents.

Staffing executive Nina Vaca, CEO and chairman of Pinnacle Group, had been sued by Javier Palomarez, former president and CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and its foundation, claiming Vaca orchestrated his termination from the chamber’s foundation after he broke off a romantic affair with her, according to court documents. Vaca had argued, in her own filing, the lawsuit was designed to punish and chill her exercise of free speech and right to associate. Vaca is chairman of the chamber’s foundation.

Court documents filed last week indicate the parties in the lawsuit have resolved all claims and causes of action.

“The lawsuit brought by Javier Palomarez against the Foundation, current and former board members of the chamber and the foundation, the chamber’s former pro bono counsel, and BP America has been resolved and the lawsuit has been dismissed,” according to a statement by Brent Walker of Aldous Walker in Dallas, attorney for Vaca.

Prior to dismissal, the case had been transferred to courts in Dallas County, Texas, from Harris County, Texas.