July 30, 1998

Barbara Davis, former assistant attorney general in New Jersey, has filed sexual harassment suit contending that Richard T Carley, former deputy director of Criminal Justice Division, repeatedly touched and propositioned her; she accuses state and her immediate supervisor, Gregory Sakowicz, of ignoring her complaints; says she has become unemployable as result of harassment and civil lawsuit and is asking for life's salary and unspecified punitive damages; state maintains that Davis failed to notify proper authorities, and says it acted swiftly to punish Carley once she filed her suit in 1994; Davis photo (M)

Steven A Pagones is awarded $345,000 in damages by jury that found Rev Al Sharpton, C Vernon Mason and Alton H Maddox Jr had defamed him by accusing him of abducting and raping black teen-ager, Tawana Brawley, decade ago; amount of final verdict, far less than $395 million that Pagones had originally sought, is portrayed by defendants as a victory for them; it is not clear whether Pagones will ever be able to collect full amount awarded by jury, since all three defendants say they have limited means; but Pagones maintains that they have been held accountable; jurors say that in setting amount of award they took cue from Pagones, who said during his testimony that he wanted to hold defendants accountable, but not to destroy them; photo (M)

Anaheim Angels beat New York Yankees, 10-5; photo (M)

Harvey Araton Sports of The Times column criticizes NBA players for refusing to play in world championships because of lockout; notes that US defeated Brazil, 83-59, in first round; photo (M)

Top executives of Goldman, Sachs & Co promise that when firm sells shares to public, everyone at the firm will get a share of multibillion-dollar payoff; first test of the pledge comes at meeting, when Goldman's co-chairman and chief executives, Jon S Corzine and Henry M Paulson Jr, try to salve a wound that opened when firm decided to go public in June: how much 110 limited partners should get; indications are payoff will be less than some limited partners hoped, but more than they feared; John C Whitehead, former senior partner, is leading group of disgruntled retired partners who complain that their lifetime contributions to Goldman are being played down at time when it matters most (M)