A New Mexico state district court jury has awarded $4.3 million in punitive damages to a fired Sandia National Laboratories cybersecurity analyst who went to federal authorities with information about national security breaches. The jury determined that the handling of Shawn Carpenter's firing was "malicious, willful, reckless, wanton, fraudulent or in bad faith." The jury also awarded Carpenter $35,661 for lost wages and benefits, $1,875 for counseling costs and $350,000 for emotional distress.
February 15, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A New Mexico state district court jury has awarded $4.3 million in punitive damages to a fired Sandia National Laboratories cybersecurity analyst who went to federal authorities with information about national security breaches.
The jury determined Tuesday that the handling of Shawn Carpenter’s firing was “malicious, willful, reckless, wanton, fraudulent or in bad faith.”
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