Ex-State Schools Chief Wants Verdict Dismissed
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From Times Wire Reports
Former California schools chief Delaine Eastin asked a judge Thursday to throw out a $1.45-million verdict against her.
Defense attorneys challenged a jury’s ruling that a former Department of Education employee deserved compensation after being demoted.
James Lindberg said he and other workers were fired or forced to quit after they reported the misuse of federal funds by community-based organizations that ran adult education English and citizenship classes.
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