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Plaintiff Erhart prevailed at trial on claims that BofI violated the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, California Labor Code section 1102.5, and California public policy by terminating him for reporting information to the Government. A jury awarded him $1.5 million in damages (emotional distress, reputational harm, and defamation), and the court subsequently awarded $169,872.74 in prejudgment interest.
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