Gadsden County, FL March 11, 2020 – A jury of six men and women deliberated for five hours this week before returning a verdict in favor of our client, a CNA and patient aide, finding that she was retaliated against… Read More ›
Whistleblowers
Judge: Hospital Must Stand Trial for Firing Nurse Whistleblower
A judge has ruled that a Georgia hospital must stand trial for firing a nurse who blew the whistle on dangerous medication practices. The trial will begin in the next few months. Jim Garrity represents the nurse, a former RN… Read More ›
Would You Like Flies With That?
If there was ever a case that shows the importance of laws protecting whistleblowers, this might be it. Last week Jim Garrity filed a powerful whistleblower lawsuit against a fast-food restaurant franchisee for firing our client after she reported an… Read More ›
Agency Must Pay $85,000 to Officer Who Refused to Overlook Offenses by Prominent Citizens
A small-town Georgia police department has agreed to pay $85,000 to an officer that it pressured to ignore traffic offenses by local politicians and doctors. After the officer refused to treat “elite” residents more favorably than ordinary citizens, the… Read More ›
Lawsuit: Company Forced Driver to Return to Route Despite Racist Slurs, Death Threat
TALLAHASSEE FL. (Mar. 8, 2018). A lawsuit I filed against a waste-management company alleges that it ordered my client, a black driver, to immediately return to a neighborhood where a customer had just shouted racist slurs at him and… Read More ›
Childcare Employee Fired After Reporting Incidents to Abuse Hotline
FT. WALTON BEACH, FL. (Feb. 26, 2018). A former childcare worker testified in her deposition today that she was fired within 48 hours after she called the Florida Abuse Hotline to report several incidents she witnessed. I represent the woman… Read More ›
Jim Garrity Recovers $400,000 for High School Principal
A high school voted yesterday to approve a $400,000 settlement in a discrimination lawsuit we filed against it on behalf of the school’s former principal, Michelle Gainer. The settlement brings to a close a two-year saga that began when… Read More ›
School, Former Assistant Principal Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $150,000
I am an employee rights lawyer, representing employees only across Florida and Georgia, and I deeply value those who courageously come forward and speak out, especially those who speak out to protect others. And so I congratulate today one of… Read More ›
Florida Judge: Employer Must Face Jury For Firing Whistleblower Who Reported $600,000 Financial Irregularity
Pensacola, Florida – A federal judge ruled this week that my client, a planning manager for Walton County, Florida, is entitled to a full jury trial because of his firing after blowing the whistle on his employer, Walton County, Florida…. Read More ›
Final Award to Our Whistleblower Client Hits $1.34 Million After March 2016 Verdict
(July 13, 2016). The City of Tallahassee City Commission approved a final payment of $1.34 million to our firefighter client following a $850,000.00 verdict in March 2016 in his favor at trial. Our client was severely harassed, and then fired,… Read More ›