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University of California

Kotla v. University of California (Wrongful Termination)

Date: 03/23/2005 (Date of Verdict)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: Energy

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $2,100,000

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: Former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employee Dee Kotla claimed the lab’s operator, the University of California, wrongly fired her in 1997 because she testified against the lab in a co-worker’s sexual harassment lawsuit. Two juries found in her favor, awarding her $1 million in 2002 and then $2.1 million in 2005 after the first verdict was thrown out.