Whistleblower Terminated after Complaining About Unlawful Activity at Work

Background

Settlement Amount: $395,000

Case Name: Confidential

 Case Number: N/A (pre-litigation settlement)

Hunter Pyle Law represented an individual who was terminated from his job at a biotechnology company after he blew the whistle on unlawful activity occurring at the company. Our client discovered that the company had withheld negative live-subject test data from investors and federal agencies and reported it to the company’s leadership. After making that report, he received his first negative performance review and was promptly terminated. Hunter Pyle Law was able to negotiate a pre-litigation settlement of $395,000—more than twice his annual salary.