Case Results

California Appeals Court affirms $7 million verdict for Whistleblower retaliation case

Another Win for Whistleblowers: Zirpel v. Alki David Productions

Case Results / January 13, 2024

By Alex Li A California appeals court in June 2023 affirmed a lower court award of $7 million dollars in damages to plaintiff Karl Zirpel for whistleblower retaliation in Zirpel v. Alki David Productions. A jury had found that Zirpel’s employer, Alki David Productions (ADP), had illegally fired Zirpel after he raised safety concerns regarding …

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Rudniki v. Farmers: Wrongful Termination Suit Results in $150 Million Punitive Damages Award

Case Results, Wrongful Termination / May 26, 2023

By Dan Gildor and Alex Li In 2021, a high-profile case involving Farmers Group, Inc. and Farmers Insurance Exchange resulted in an award of $155 million in compensatory and punitive damages to Andrew Rudniki, former Senior Vice President of Claims Litigation and 37-year employee of Farmers. While this jury-ordered award, one of the largest of …

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