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Camarillo Daily News By: Jeffrey P. McManus A Camarillo woman won a $250,000 judgment against her former employer in a wrongful termination lawsuit in Ventura County Superior Court Monday. The woman, 58-year-old Dorothy [Name Withheld] of Camarillo, was an 11-year employee of [Name Withheld] in Camarillo. [She] was discharged from her job as a purchasing supervisor with [Name Withheld].. due to a "lack of work." [Defendant] alleged that no such lack of work existed; that in fact, she was working overtime and weekends at the time of her dismissal. The jury found in her favor. However, the jury was hung over the accusation that [Plaintiff’s] layoff represented discrimination on the basis of her handicap, a pinched nerve condition which left her with chronic, severe pain in her back and upper leg. "The verdict is a tremendous victory for workers’ rights over corporate arrogance," said Hiram A. Raldiris, Tullet’s attorney. "The only thing that remains to be seen is whether the arrogance will continue in the form of trying to overturn the jury’s unanimous decision." Defense attorney [ ] said that [Defendant] would mover for a new trial based on the fact that [Plaintiff] is still able to work, albeit not in her previous job. "The jury awarded her money to cover the time she left work to retirement age, even though she said she only wanted to work part time," [ Defense Attorney] said. "We feel the jury did not deduct the amount she is expected to earn in her part-time job from the amount of damages." [Defense Attorney] added that the defense would attempt to either reduce the amount of the award or overturn the ruling based on that factor. [Plaintiff], who now works 32 hours per week as an apartment manager in Camarillo, expressed concern that she might never realize any benefit from the civil action because of legal wrangling that threatens to dominate the case. "But if they really got that dirty, it wouldn’t surprise me," she said. Nevertheless, [Plaintiff] expressed hope that the eventual outcome of the case would "help some of the people who are still there." |
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