Retaliation

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Freund v. Nycomed Amersham, 326 F.3d 1070 (9th Cir. 2003)

Jeffrey R. Freund worked as a pharmacist in Nycomed’s nuclear pharmacy in San Diego. After a few years of employment, Freund’s relationship with his supervisor, Mike Wakefield, “soured.” Freund lodged complaints about staffing, expressing his concern that overwork of staff members increased the probability that they would make a mistake that would endanger their…

Jameson v. Five Feet Restaurant, Inc., 107 Cal. App. 4th 138 (2003)

Karla Jameson, a former server at Five Feet Restaurant, sued the restaurant for sexual harassment, retaliation, and unpaid wages, among other things, following her resignation in 1999. At trial, the jury found that although Jameson had not been sexually harassed, she had been retaliated against for complaining about alleged sexual harassment. The…

Colores v. Bd. of Trustees of the Cal. State Univ., 105 Cal. App. 4th 1293 (2003)

Lillian Colores, a former director of procurement, contracts and support services for California State University, Los Angeles, alleged that she was constructively terminated in violation of public policy. Nine years after she began working at the university (and 12 years before she applied for and received disability retirement),…

Grant-Burton v. Covenant Care, Inc., 99 Cal. App. 4th 1361 (2002)

Sharron Grant-Burton alleged that her employment was terminated in retaliation for having participated in a group discussion with other marketing directors about the company’s bonus structure. The company’s director of human relations testified at her deposition that Grant-Burton’s discussion of bonuses in a public forum was one of the reasons for the termination.…

Walrath v. Sprinkel, 99 Cal. App. 4th 1237 (2002)

Richard Walrath sued his former employer, Hatcher Press, Inc., for wrongful demotion and discrimination, among other things, and joined his former supervisor in a claim for retaliation in violation of public policy. In his lawsuit, Walrath alleged that he had been retaliated against for complaining about being passed over for a job by younger workers.…

Colarossi v. Coty US Inc., 97 Cal. App. 4th 1142 (2002)

In this case of alleged wrongful termination in violation of public policy, Kimberly Colarossi alleged that her employment was terminated after she participated as a witness in an investigation of sexual harassment by a manager at the company (Deborah Bassett). The trial court excluded as hearsay evidence that a co-employee had told another…