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Engineer reports he was improperly given access to classified documents. Whistleblower. $1.5M. Los Angeles County.

Summary

Plaintiff provided engineering support in fulfillment of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech RESS contract. While he was helping design the spacecraft's power supply, plaintiff received a classified/proprietary engineering math software that he should not have been given. He reported it. Later terminated.

The Case

  • Court and Case Number: U.S. District Court, CD of California, Los Angeles / 2:17-cv-02538-CAS-SS.
  • Type of Case: Whistleblower
  • Type of Result: Jury Verdict

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    The Law Office of Jan T. Aune by Jan T. Aune, Arcadia.

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    Littler Mendelson, P.C. by Alison N. Davis (Pro Hac Vice from Littler’s Washington D.C. office) and Jina Lee, Los Angeles.

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