The unequivocal message this judgement sends to employers everywhere: that whistleblowers will always be afforded protection under the law.”
— Carney R. Shegerian
LOS ANGELES , CALIFORNIA, US, January 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Division Two of the Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal affirmed a $24,358,344 trial court judgement against Farmers Insurance, which along with attorney's fees and interest totals over $31.4 million that Farmers Insurance must pay to a whistleblowing former employee, Andrew Rudnicki.
The initial trial verdict dates back to December of 2021, where Rudnicki’s representing attorney Carney R. Shegerian, of Shegerian & Associates, helped secure a $155.4 million jury trial verdict against Farmers Insurance, for firing Rudnicki in retaliation for testimony he planned to give against Farmer’s in a class pay bias lawsuit. This 155.4 million verdict became one of the largest single plaintiff employment verdicts in California history.
Subsequently, the trial judge entered an amended judgment awarding Rudnicki $24,358,344 in total damages, as well as costs and attorney fees, which Farmers appealed, arguing that the judgment should be reversed on liability because (1) Rudnicki could not prevail on a claim for retaliation; and (2) the trial court issued certain erroneous evidentiary rulings. The Appellate Court found Farmers’ arguments were unconvincing and affirmed the trial court’s judgment. To date, Farmers Insurance must pay...
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