Labor/Employment
Feb. 19, 2014
Arbitrator awards $5.4 million to sales employees in medical device case
The sales workers - two of 14 in a similar role who left the company - expressed concerns about the devices efficacy and resigned in 2010. They then sued Masimo for wrongful termination.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Two former sales employees of the Masimo Corp. received an award of $5.4 million in an arbitration based on claims the company required them to sell ineffective medical devices, forcing them to resign.
The Irvine-based company addressed the case in its annual earning statements last week, vowing to ask a federal judge to overturn the award.
Masimo markets devices that measure the amount o...
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