January 29, 2013
A federal judge in Oregon has partially dismissed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination by former Sunriver police chief Michael Kennedy. But Kennedy’s attorney told the Bulletin that aspects of the case that were not dismissed will go forward. Kennedy sued …
December 13, 2012
Some of the valuables found hidden in abandoned lockers on A&E’s “Storage Wars” have been added by producers to deceive viewers, a former cast member of the show claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. David Hester’s suit claims producers have …
December 11, 2012
A former Brigham City, Utah police officer is suing the city after being fired over alleged off-hours contact with a female officer he was training. Ronnie Aldridge, in his lawsuit filed in October in 1st District Court, claims he was …
November 30, 2012
A Utah truck driver alleges FedEx fired him because of his Russian accent, even though he offered to appear before corporate higher-ups to demonstrate his English-speaking abilities. Ismail Aliyev has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Memphis, Tenn.-based shipping …
November 15, 2012
A former Carmel school teacher accuses school officials in a lawsuit of failing to accommodate her breastfeeding schedule. The Monterey Herald reported that Sarah Ann Lewis Boyle has sued the Carmelo School, where she worked, and the Carmel Unified School …
November 15, 2012
A California prison doctor who was abruptly fired without explanation has won a $3.3 million wrongful termination lawsuit. The Fresno Bee reported Dr. Muhammad Anwar signed a state contract in 1990 to provide surgical services to inmates and the Central …
November 9, 2012
The former superintendent of an agency that provides services to schools in the central Willamette Valley will get $200,000 to settle a suit over her firing. The Salem Statesman Journal reported that Maureen Casey was dismissed in 2009 after internal …
October 25, 2012
A Hollywood visual effects specialist fired for reporting on-the-job cocaine use is getting at least $450,000 for wrongful termination. A Los Angeles jury deliberated much of the day Tuesday before returning the verdict in favor of Andrew MacDonald, who sued …
October 12, 2012
The former business services manager for the Central Point School District in Oregon has filed a $1.4 million lawsuit against the district, alleging she was wrongfully fired. Vicki Robinson’s court documents state she was let go last year because the …
October 11, 2012
The owners of a business featured in the cable television show “Pawn Stars” and the network that handles the show are being sued in Nevada state court by a Las Vegas promoter who claims he was wrongly fired in January …