Richard C. Hickson v. Vescom Corporation

[¶ 1] Vescom Corporation, which provided private security services at a paper mill owned by Domtar, 1 appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Washington County, R. Murray, J.) entered in favor of Richard C. Hickson after a jury found that Vescom had violated the Whis-tleblowers’ Protection Act, 26 M.R.S. §§ 831-840 (2013), by terminating Hick-son’s employment as a security officer stationed at the mill. Vescom argues that Hickson failed to make a protected whis-tleblower’s report because he reported only the actions of Domtar or government officials and not the actions of his employer,…