Legal Opinion
Kearns v. Farmer Acquisition Company
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 11, 2015No. 2D12-6388PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Judge.
Sean Kearns sued Farmer Acquisition Company d/b/a Charlotte Honda (Charlotte Honda or the Employer), asserting a claim under sections 448.101 to 448.105, Florida Statutes (2009), also known as Florida’s private sector Whistleblower’s Act (the FWA). He now appeals the trial court’s order granting a directed verdict together with the final judgment in favor of Charlotte Honda and the order denying his motion for new trial. The trial court directed a verdict on the basis that Kearns failed to prove elements one and three of his claim. Because the evidence on elements one and…
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