Firefighter, 53, fired after allegedly stealing a cookbook from a local store
A firefighter in Colorado who was fired after allegedly stealing a cookbook from a grocery store has been awarded more than $600,000 US in damages by a jury.
William Cadorna, 53, claimed age discrimination after the City of Denver refused to rehire him after the charges were dropped, according to a report in the Rocky Mountain News. Cadorna, who had been on the job since 1976, was awarded $100,000 US for lost wages due to the wrongful dismissal and an additional $510,571 US for the city’s refusal to reinstate him as a firefighter.
Mark Brennan, the lawyer representing Cadorna, told the Rocky Mountain News that the ruling was a “stunning judgment, really better than we expected.”
Cadorna had been planning to retire in 2008, Brennan said.
William Cadorna, 53, claimed age discrimination after the City of Denver refused to rehire him after the charges were dropped, according to a report in the Rocky Mountain News. Cadorna, who had been on the job since 1976, was awarded $100,000 US for lost wages due to the wrongful dismissal and an additional $510,571 US for the city’s refusal to reinstate him as a firefighter.
Mark Brennan, the lawyer representing Cadorna, told the Rocky Mountain News that the ruling was a “stunning judgment, really better than we expected.”
Cadorna had been planning to retire in 2008, Brennan said.
