safety of cargo

A jury awarded $45 million to three former Lockheed employees who claimed they were wrongfully fired after raising questions about the safety of cargo jets.

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Last November, a jury awarded $45 million in damages to three former employees of Lockheed, based in Calabasas, Calif., who contended that they had been wrongfully dismissed after raising questions about the safety of cargo jets that the company made for the Air Force.