Oct. 13—A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee of Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. who claimed he was fired for cooperating with state and federal investigators who were taking a closer look at the inner-workings of the public benefit corporation.
In a ruling issued on Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge William Skretny dismissed as untimely a lawsuit filed by OTB's former Chief Operating Officer Michael Nolan.
Skretny's ruling notes that Nolan's claims of First Amendment retaliation were "time barred" as they were filed last August despite the claims of retaliation accruing no later than April 30, 2019. According to the judge's ruling, the lawsuit fell outside a statute of limitations requiring such claims to be filed within one year and 30 days from the date of the first alleged incident.
"We are gratified by today's District Court decision," said OTB's CEO and President Henry Wojtaszek in a statement released by the public benefit corporation. "From the beginning we have stated that these accusations were politically motivated. We continue to believe that any thorough examination of the facts would show Western OTB acted in an appropriate and professional manner."
Nolan sought the court's assistance in compelling OTB to pay him $14.5 million in compensation for his alleged mistreatment over a two-year period of working for the public benefit corporation. Nolan also asked the court to reinstate him at his old job with...
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