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Labor/Employment

Apr. 25, 2017

Judge unhappy with lawyers in SpaceX whistleblower case

A judge played devil's advocate Monday in a high-stakes whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination dispute, chiding lawyers from both defendant Space Exploration Technologies Corp.and plaintiff Jason Blasdell,a spacecraft test technician.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES — A judge in a high-stakes retaliation and wrongful termination dispute on Monday chided lawyers from defendant Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and plaintiff Jason Blasdell, a spacecraft test technician.

Superior Court Judge William F. Fahey took under submission SpaceX's summary judgment motion after sharply questioning each side about whether Bl...

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