Tag Archive: Civil litigation

Nov 02 2011

Violence in the Workplace Leads to Removal–and Another Court Case

by Susan Smith, FedSmith.com A Defense Logistics Agency employee fired for a physical altercation with coworkers was unable to convince the appeals court to overturn the agency’s action. (Simmons-Roberts v. Department of Defense, C.A.F.C. No. 2011-3056, (non-precedential) 9/19/2011) According to the court’s opinion, Ms. Simmons-Roberts was a Transportation Loss and Damage Claims Examiner at Tinker …

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Jan 10 2011

Kent Denny’s shooting culminates in $79.5 mil lawsuit

By Laura Pierce, seattlepi.com A 2007 shooting at Denny’s Restaurant in Kent is culminating in a $79.5 million lawsuit and the subpoenaing of the company’s top brass to a Seattle courtroom. In the trial, which starts Monday, Seattle attorney Ron Perey is representing Steve Tolenoa, a Kent resident who was left a quadriplegic as a …

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Dec 29 2010

Former El Paso Electric Employee To Get $5.8 Million

By Lindsey Reiser, NewsChannel 9 – KTSM A jury thinks a former El Paso Electric employee deserves $5.8 million after he was fired. The reason, he says, was discrimination. But it may not be the end to this dispute. “They lied, they denied, and then they attacked,” said attorney John Wenke. He represents Mark Duncan, …

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Jul 08 2010

Companies could be on the hook for workplace assaults

By Daniel A. Lublin, Metro Canada What happens when an employee is assaulted by a supervisor? As an Ontario court just ruled, when push comes to shove, the employer may also be responsible. Richard Ayotte was a pushy boss – literally. Ayotte was seen as critical, intimidating and aggressive, thinking it would achieve results. In …

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