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Labor/Employment

May 31, 2017

SpaceX president's testimony hotly contested

SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell's recollection of a conversation with a now-fired technician has become a cornerstone for both the defendant's and the plaintiff's cases in the lawsuit over a whistleblower retaliation claim.

By Paula Lehman-Ewing
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES — A technician who claims Space Exploration Technologies Corp. fired him for reporting improper testing procedures is expected to undergo a second day of cross-examination Tuesday as the defense tries to show he was insubordinate and terminated based on his disruptive behavior.

On Thursday, defense attorney Lynne C. Hermle began to lay the groundwo...

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