Supreme Court Turns Down Trinity Guardrail Fraud Award Reinstatement Bid January 9, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a whistleblower’s bid to revive a $663.4 million judgment against Trinity Industries...
Huge Tesla Job Cut Seen as Way to Control Work Safety Concerns June 20, 2018 By Josh Eidelson and Dana Hull Language in a confidential severance agreement Tesla Inc. is using as part of the biggest job cut in its history...
Penn State Payouts on Sandusky Sex Abuse Claims Now Top $100M November 13, 2017 By MARK SCOLFORO Penn State disclosed Friday it recently paid out an additional $16 million to people with claims they were sexually abused...
Idaho Gas Station Owner Ordered to Pay Fired Worker $100,000 in Punitive Damages October 8, 2015 By REBECCA BOONE A judge ordered a northern Idaho gas station owner to pay $100,000 to a former employee who was fired after...
Minnesota Whistleblower Settles Suit for $990,000 September 18, 2014 A Minnesota man who alerted the U.S. Department of Defense to a Humvee manufacturing change that could potentially put soldiers...
Judge Orders State Farm to Pay $3M Damages in Katrina Whistleblower Case March 17, 2014 A federal judge has ordered State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. to pay legal fees and damages of $3 million...
Fired Nurse Sues Oregon Hospital for $250K December 21, 2012 A registered nurse who worked for three months at a Bend, Ore., hospital has sued for $250,000, contending she was...
Fired Olympus Boss Battles Wrongful Dismissal March 1, 2012 By Kirstin Ridley Michael Woodford, the former Olympus CEO, on Thursday kicks off his legal battle for wrongful dismissal on the grounds of...
Appeals Court: Whistleblower Must Pay Toyota $2.6M February 6, 2012 A federal appeals court says a former in-house lawyer for Toyota Motor Corp. must pay the carmaker $2.6 million for...
Nebraska Student Loan Company Sues Former Employee December 7, 2011 Lincoln-based student loan company Nelnet has filed a lawsuit against a former employee over his failed whistle-blower. The Lincoln Journal...