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Related: About this forumJury awards $550K to fired Western State employee who reported expired food
OLYMPIA A Pierce County jury has awarded nearly $550,000 to a former Western State Hospital employee who claimed hed been retaliated against after reporting expired and improperly stored meat.
A jury Friday awarded the money to Michael Quayle, who was fired from Western State, Washingtons largest psychiatric facility, in November 2014, according to a news release from Quayles attorney.
That year, Quayle reported expired and improperly stored meat in a location where food was prepared for patients, according to the news release by attorney James Beck.
The meat included chicken hearts and gizzards. Photos provided by Beck of the meats packaging show sell-by dates for 2013.
Read more: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/jury-awards-half-a-million-to-fired-western-state-employee/
GP6971
(31,013 posts)for 15 years. There was a small, 9 hole county owned golf course between our development and the hospital. The locals referred to it as the "Nuthouse 9".
braddy
(3,585 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)the people who run the kitchen there should know that! I think $550M just might then change their food handling practices.