Wrongful termination lawsuit News

Ex-Browns QB Sues Digital Media Company Over Firing for Sportsbook Bet

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar has sued a digital media company over his firing as a pregame radio host for placing a bet on a sportsbook app when Ohio legalized gambling last year. According to court …

Fired ‘Mandalorian’ Actor Sues Disney With Funding From Elon Musk

Actor Gina Carano sued Walt Disney for wrongful termination from Star Wars series “The Mandalorian” in a lawsuit filed Feb 6 and backed by billionaire Elon Musk. Carano argued in the suit that she was fired in 2021 for voicing …

UConn to Pay Former Basketball Coach Additional $3.9M Over Firing

UConn announced last Thursday it has agreed to pay former men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie another $3.9 million to settle discrimination claims surrounding his 2018 firing. The money is in addition to the more than $11.1 million in back salary …

South Dakota School District to Pay $50K to Settle Suit with Former Employee

The Douglas School District in Box Elder, S.D., will pay a former district employee $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed in February 2019, representatives from both sides said on Oct. 27. Patrick Ealy said he was wrongly terminated by the …

Professor Fired for Publicly Criticizing Kentucky Governor Settles Suit for $620K

The University of Kentucky has settled a lawsuit filed by a former public health dentist who said he was fired from the school for publicly criticizing Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s plan to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program. The Lexington Herald-Leader …

Fired Allstate Employee Awarded $18M by California Jury

A former Allstate Insurance Co. employee who was fired following an arrest has been awarded more than $18 million in damages. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports a San Diego jury awarded 55-year-old Michael Tilkey about $2.6 million in actual damages …

Iowa School District Settles Wrongful Termination Suit for nearly $1M

School officials in central Iowa have reached a nearly $1 million settlement with a former employee who alleged he was wrongfully fired after reporting improper conduct by a high-ranking district officer. The Waukee Board of Education unanimously approved the settlement …

Ex-Indianapolis Employee Files Suit, Says She Was Fired for Installing Air Fresheners

Indianapolis is being sued by a former courts official who alleges that she was fired after she installed air fresheners to combat a co-worker’s body odor. Amber Bridges’ federal lawsuit says she was fired last year for creating a hostile …

South Carolina Officer Fired for Confederate Flag Underwear Photo Awarded $55K

A former South Carolina police officer fired after a photo of him posing in Confederate flag underwear appeared online has settled a wrongful termination lawsuit. North Charleston city attorney Brady Hair tells the Post and Courier of Charleston Friday the …

Ex-Iowa Seed Company Exec Files $80M Suit over Firing

An executive for a prominent Iowa seed company is alleging he was wrongly fired by Iowa’s richest man and deprived his right to acquire $80 million worth of corporate stock. Joseph Saluri filed a lawsuit against billionaire Harry H. Stine …