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Litigation

Nov. 22, 2016

Whistleblower gets $20 million in jury verdict

A former sales representative for a timeshare company reported manipulation of elderly customers and was fired.

By Phil Johnson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A San Francisco County Superior Court jury has awarded $20 million to a whistleblower in a timeshare company scheme aimed at older customers.

Jurors sided Thursday with Trish Williams, a former Wyndham timeshare sales representative, who claimed she was wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about company policy that she said encouraged defrauding elders. Williams ...

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