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Western Digital Wants $1.9B Tax Fraud Retaliation Suit Tossed

By Dylan Moroses · March 11, 2021, 3:18 PM EST

A former Western Digital executive's suit claiming he was fired for reporting potential tax fraud totaling $1.9 billion should be tossed because he alleges that misconduct occurred outside the U.S., the...

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Documents

Motion

Case Information

Case Title

Amorim De Almeida v. Western Digital Corporation et al

Case Number

3:20-cv-04735

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

July 15, 2020

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