MBTA lost a Case July 2018 - Important in light of Chief Safety Officer story today July 7 2019 just a year later

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July 2018, MBTA lost case: July 2018 – Kevin Powers wins whistleblower case against the MBTA

After a two week trial in Suffolk County Superior Court, a jury awarded Kevin Power’s client $300,000, and found that the MBTA acted with evil motive and intent entitling the plaintiff to triple damages

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https://theemploymentlawyers.com/index.php/case_result/july-2018-kevin-powers-wins-whistleblower-case-against-the- "mbta/

MBTA employee - only the chief safety officer - Faces RETALIATION as I did when TV3 and City Hall did NOT like being scrutinized: Ex-MBTA official says he was fired for flagging serious safety issues

The former chief safety officer of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says the agency fired him in retaliation after he called attention to serious safety hazards and pushed executives to stop suppressing information about dangerous mishaps, according to a federal complaint filed in May and obtained by the Globe.

Read the full story. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/07/07/former-mbta-safety-chief-says-was-fired-for-flagging-serious-safety-issues/aCEbXbTSV7NcLVjVzIwYVI/story.html