Tag Archives: whistleblower retaliation suit

A California firefighter who was fired after a fatal fire in 2011, was been awarded $2.3 million for wrongful termination by a Solano County Superior Court jury. Todd Milan was terminated from the Vallejo Fire Department in November, 2012.

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An Evansville, Indiana district chief who filed suit in federal court last year alleging whistleblower and First Amendment violations has agreed to settle his claims for $13,750. District Chief Keith Jarboe sued claiming he had been retaliated against after bringing to light certain payroll/overtime related improprieties. Chief Jarboe claims his retaliation consisted of a demotion from district chief to safety officer.

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The California Court of Appeals has upheld a $1 million jury verdict against the City of Los Angeles in a suit brought by two city fire officers. Battalion Chief John Miller and Captain Michael Rueda sued in 2009 after they were removed from the department's Arson Counter-Terrorism Section...

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