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Sanford Wadler v. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

9th CircuitFebruary 26, 2019No. 17-16193
Mixed ResultBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.$8,040,000 awarded
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Case Details

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Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

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Claim Types

WhistleblowerRetaliationWrongful Termination

Outcome

The jury verdict of $11 million in favor of the whistleblower was partially upheld and partially vacated on appeal. The court affirmed the California public policy claim verdict but vacated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act verdict due to instructional error and vacated the Dodd-Frank Act verdict, reducing damages by approximately $2.96 million.

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