Gordon & Rees Northern California partner Mike Laurenson and senior counsel Vivian Countryman’s complete defense verdict in Nason v. C.F.B., Inc. was selected as one of the Top Verdicts & Settlements in California as reported in the Daily Journal's November 11 report.
In Nason, Laurenson and Countryman received a unanimous defense verdict after only four hours of jury deliberations following a four-week jury trial in Shasta County. The plaintiff was a direct care staff member in a 24-hour-a-day care home for adults with development disabilities who alleged he was terminated for whistleblowing about abuse and neglect of residents.
Laurenson and Countryman argued that the plaintiff was in fact terminated for job performance issues related to poor work ethic and complaints from his coworkers. The last settlement demand during trial was $1 million.
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