Retaliation

Jul 16, 2025

Plaintiff obtains six-figure settlement in wrongful termination and whistleblower case

A Kansas City property manager has obtained a $116,754 award three years after she was wrongfully fired after making a whistleblower complaint.

Mar 12, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump’s executive order seeking to punish law firm

A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's administration Wednesday from enforcing portions of an executive order designed to punish a prominent law firm linked to Democratic-funded opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into ties between the Republican candidate and Russia.

Mar 7, 2025

Trump targets security clearances of law firm over 2016 Russia investigation

The sanction against Perkins Coie is the latest in a series of retributive moves by Trump and his administration targeting a broad cross-section of perceived adversaries.

Feb 20, 2025

Appeals court rules discrimination suits can continue after plaintiff’s death

A Missouri appeals court ruled that discrimination and retaliation claims survive a plaintiff’s death in a public employee whistleblower case out of St. Louis County.

Apr 26, 2023

Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’

Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republican's takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a "targeted campaign of government retaliation" after the company opposed a law critics call “Don't Say Gay.”

Jun 16, 2022

Supreme Court asked to decide ex-worker’s retaliation claim

The Court of Appeals Western District has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether an electrician can sue his former employer for not rehiring him after he filed a worker’s compensation claim.

May 6, 2020

Civil Rights: First Amendment-FLSA-Retaliation

Where appellant, a former canine officer, argued that a state prosecutor retaliated against him for seeking unpaid overtime compensation, there was no meaningful argument on his First Amendment claim, so […]

Apr 21, 2020

Court affirms $8.5M verdict against Spire

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District has upheld an $8.5 million jury verdict and granted attorneys’ fees on appeal for a St. Joseph employee of Laclede Gas Co. who […]

Mar 10, 2020

Civil Rights: First Amendment Speech-Retaliation

Where a sergeant sued members of the highway patrol claiming that adverse employment actions were taken against him in retaliation for his protected First Amendment speech, the district court properly […]

Feb 17, 2020

Jackson County jury sides with former city employee in retaliation lawsuit

A Jackson County jury has awarded a former maintenance worker for the Kansas City Water Services Department $790,000 in damages following a nearly two-week trial. On Feb. 6, the jury […]

Feb 14, 2020

Civil Rights: Inmate Action-Retaliation-Prison Disciplinary Proceeding

Where a former prisoner challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment on his claims of retaliation and due process violations stemming from a prison disciplinary proceeding, defendants may successfully defend […]

Feb 14, 2020

Gay police official settles case for $10.25M

St. Louis County agreed to a $10.25 million settlement to resolve claims by a gay St. Louis County police official who alleged that he was passed over for multiple promotions […]