Aida Pizano v. San Joaquin County Clerk of the Board's Office
Published: Jan. 12, 2013 | Result Date: Dec. 4, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 39-2009-00222491-CU-WT-STK Settlement – $252,500
Court
San Joaquin Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Mary-Alice Coleman
(Law Office of Mary-Alice Coleman PC)
Defendant
Facts
Plaintiff Aida Pizano filed a wrongful termination suit against San Joaquin County, asserting that she was fired from the Clerk of the Board's Office in retaliation for perceived whistleblowing. Specifically, Pizano argued that she was fired because her supervisor, Clerk of the Board Lois Sahyoun, erroneously believed that Pizano had filed a complaint with the grand jury relating to improper hiring procedures in the office, which implicated Sahyoun. Shortly after the grand jury determined that Sahyoun had not committed misconduct, Pizano was terminated for allegedly pretextual reasons.
Result
Following denial of a motion for summary judgment which was heard on Sept. 20, 2012 as to Pizano's cause of action for perceived whistleblowing and other claims, the parties participated in private mediation on Oct. 25, 2012, at which time they settled the case for $252,500.
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