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The Law at Work: Anatomy of a whistleblower claim

In its recent ruling in Killgore v. SpecPro Professional Services LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit addressed disclosures protected by California’s whistleblower law.

Factual background

Aaron Killgore was a program manager for SpecPro. SpecPro assists government agencies in preparing reports required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Killgore worked on SpecPro’s contract with the U.S. Army Reserve Command to prepare an environmental assessment of a proposed modification of helicopter landing sites near Conroe, Texas. William Emerson was Killgore’s supervisor. The Army Reserve’s project chief was Laura Caballero.

Click here to read the full article written by SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton and published in The San Diego Union-Tribune.

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November 21, 2022  |  Categories: News, Employment Law
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