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Ex-Montana Workers Claim Hostility, Sex For Favors

Former Montana Disaster and Emergency Services employees claim the division’s chief of staff traded sex for favoritism with a subordinate, and that those who complained were met with hostility and ultimately forced out of their jobs. The result was a …

Jury Awards $3.5M To Alaska Man Wrongfully Fired

A 76-year-old Alaska man has won a wrongful termination lawsuit against a company that fired him in 2008. An Anchorage jury awarded $3.5 million to Paul Blakeslee after he was fired while preparing a report on what he considered improper …

Ex-Charter School Principal Claims Wrongful Firing in Idaho

The former co-principal of a southwestern Idaho charter school is suing the school and its board chairman for wrongful dismissal because she says she was fired after reporting that the school was violating admission lottery rules. Monika Gangwer, who worked …

Idaho Woman Sues Costco Over Life Insurance Money

A woman has filed a lawsuit against a northern Idaho Costco contending that the company should pay out the life insurance policy of her brother, a former Costco employee who died two years after being fired. The Idaho Business Review …

Fired Coach Sues Northern California Diocese

A former Catholic high school coach is suing the Diocese of Sacramento in Northern California claiming he was fired in retaliation for reporting sexual hazing by his players. Officials at Vallejo’s St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School said earlier this month …

Kentucky Coal Company Sues Worker Who Filed Safety Complaints

The federal agency that oversees mine safety claims a western Kentucky coal company broke the law by filing a lawsuit against a former worker who complained about unsafe working conditions. Using a federal law designed to protect workers, welder Reuben …

Ex-Police Chief in Oregon Sues for Wrongful Termination

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 …

Lawsuit Claims TV’s ‘Storage Wars’ Show Is Rigged

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 …

Ex-Utah Cop Sues Over Firing Over Training Allegations

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 …

Lawsuit: Fedex Fires Utah Driver Over Russian Accent

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 …