Alabama High Court Backs $1.25 Million Wrongful Termination Settlement
The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that an Alabama man who was wrongfully terminated is entitled to seek lost future earnings totaling $1.25 million.
The Hattiesburg American reported that the justices said Merchants Foodservice used faulty logic to argue against the award for former truck driver Denny Rice. The Hattiesburg, Mississippi-based company argued Rice shouldn’t get lost future earnings because he had a new job that paid more.
The company didn’t argue that Rice was rightfully terminated. The justices say the company didn’t take into account that Rice had been paid more at Merchants and was working more hours at the new job to earn the higher pay.
The newspaper said Merchants has previously declined to comment on personnel matters.
- Torrential Rain Brings Deadly Floods Back to East Coast of Spain
- Accenture Settles With Justice Department Over DEI Policies
- Severe Convective Storms: Risk, Field Reality and the Path to Resilience
- The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving Up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy In
- The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage
- Amazon Seen as Shielded from Liability for Miami Cargo Plane Crash
- Glassdoor: Adjusters Dislike, Fear AI More Than Others
- Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves