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Aug. 4, 2023 - Sound Transit settles whistleblower case
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Sound Transit settles whistleblower case over safety complaints.
The former employee alleged that supervisors retaliated against him for raising concerns about repair records and other safeguards.
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Aug. 4, 2023 - Sound Transit settles whistleblower case
8/4/2023 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The former employee alleged that supervisors retaliated against him for raising concerns about repair records and other safeguards.
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$1.2 million as well as attorney's fees.
That's how much a King County judge recently awarded a whistleblower, who filed a lawsuit for safety lapses against Sound Transit.
The former Sound Transit employee David Hopple reached a settlement with the agency according to his attorney.
In the lawsuit, Hoppel alleged the agency did not protect him from retaliation, after he filed a 2019 complaint over safety concerns.
According to court documents, these included a work order being closed before it was completed, which contributed to a fire at a substation, as well as employees not documenting maintenance work properly.
An investigation initiated by Sound Transit later validated some of Hopple's complaints.
David Hopple's attorney says the settlement is confidential.
It did not provide specifics.
Sound Transit also declined to provide Crosscut with the details.
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