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Litigation

Aug. 24, 2004

Forklift Operator Sues L.A. Times for Wrongful Firing

Oscar Peoples, who drove a forklift for the Los Angeles Times for 30 years, was shocked when company management suspended and then fired him last year.

By Draeger Martinez
        Oscar Peoples, who drove a forklift for the Los Angeles Times for 30 years, was shocked when company management suspended and then fired him last year.
        He was even more surprised to learn he'd been sacked for allegedly helping to steal 3,000-pound rolls of newsprint from company printing facilities, his attorney ...

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