Employer required hazardous materials truck driver to make deliveries in severe storm, then insisted he return for more after his shift even though he informed employer he had been drinking after work. He was fired for not returning to work.
Case Name: Webb v. Ramos Oil Company
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, July 12, 2012
Physician's assistant in surgical unit says hospital ignored her repeated written complaints about verbal sexual harassment by doctors, lax safety practices and meal-and-rest breaks.
Case Name: Ani Chopourian v. Catholic Healthcare West d.b.a. Mercy General Hospital and Mercy General Hospital
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Whistleblower surgeon alleges UCLA allows docs to take medical industry payments that could compromise patient care. $10 million settlement after 2-month trial.
Case Name: Robert Pedowitz, M.D. v. The Regents of the University of California, et al.
