Facts

Kelly O'Haire sued the City and County of San Francisco and Greg Suhr, in connection with the termination of her employment.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff was an internal affairs attorney for the San Francisco Police Dept. She handled a discipline case filed against Deputy Chief Greg Suhr and reported to her supervisors that she believed defendant had violated the law. She also sought to terminate defendant by unveiling defendant's history of misconduct before the Police Commission. However, the District Attorney instead settled Suhr's case with a five-day suspension. Then, soon after the mayor appointed Suhr as Chief of Police, Suhr fired plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged that her firing was retaliatory for being a whistleblower. As such, she sued defendants for violation of Labor Code Section 1102.5, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
Defendants denied plaintiff's allegations, denying that plaintiff was a whistleblower. Defendants also contended that plaintiff failed to exhaust her administrative remedies, and that her position had been eliminated due to budget constraints.

Result

The parties ultimately settled the dispute for $725,000.