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Date: 07-20-2022
Case Style:
Case Number: 21-1195
Judge: Tymkovich
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on appeal from the District of Colorado (Denver County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Austin E. Smith and David Lawrence Schenberg
Description: Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory.
Bruce Casias was an engineer working for defense contractor Raytheon. After
34 years without issue in the industry, Casias was instructed to falsify test results on
a GPS program that would be used by the United States military. He reported those
instructions and was demoted. At trial, a jury found Raytheon had violated the
Defense Contractor Whistleblower Protection Act, and it awarded Casias damages of
$1,043,000.
Outcome: Affirmed
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