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June 12, 2009
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Basic $12K-a-Month Employee Wins $4.1 Billion Termination Judgment

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Some lucky dude by the name of Paul Thomas Chester was fired by iFreedom Communications. Chester had been paid $12,000 a month plus a 5-percent commission on gross sales and also had a bunch of stock guaranteed to him. When iFreedom fired him, Chester filed suit, which went first to an arbitrator and then to a superior court that affirmed the arbitrator's judgment. Result? Chester walked away...
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