DeSocio v. Sonic Automotive

894 So.2d 1064 (2005)

CARMEN DeSOCIO, Appellant,

v.

SONIC AUTOMOTIVE-21699 U.S. HWY 19 N d/b/a Clearwater Mitsubishi, Appellee.

No. 2D04-2112.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 4, 2005.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 2005.

Brian L. Weakland, Tampa, for Appellant.

Edmund J. McKenna of Ford & Harrison LLP, Tampa, for Appellee.

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Carmen DeSocio, an automobile salesman, filed a whistleblower's action[1] against his former employer, Sonic Automotive, contending that he was terminated for threatening to expose certain allegedly fraudulent sales practices. The matter was…