Plaintiff Awarded $46 Million Dollar Verdict in Retaliation Case

An Ohio jury recently awarded the largest verdict in Ohio history -- $46.7 million -- to a man who they said was wrongfully fired last year.  This is the largest employment verdict I have seen, possibly ever. 

Ronald Luri, 55, accused Republic Services Inc. of retaliation and of forging documents critical of his job performance after he refused to fire three of his employees -- all about 60 years old -- on the grounds that such actions would constitute age-discrimination.

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[Source: HR Lawyer's Blog]