Adams v. Uno Restaurants, Inc.

OPINION

In this case, a Superior Court jury, after trial, returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Gerald K. Adams, finding that the defendant, Uno Restaurants, Inc. d/b/a Pizzeria Uno Restaurant & Bar, had wrongfully terminated the plaintiffs employment in violation of the Whistleblow-ers’ Protection Act, G.L.1956 chapter 50 of title 28. 1 It awarded Adams $7,500 for damages. The trial justice, in ruling upon the defendant’s Super.R.Civ.P. 50 motion for judgment as a matter of law, upon which decision had been reserved, denied the defendant’s motion, upheld the jury’s finding on the…