I think the real lesson here is that you shouldn't lie to a jury. It sounds like the juror was pissed off that the defendant didn't respect them enough to tell the truth. If you're going to get up and give testimony, don't tell obvious lies. The jurors have been called away from their everyday lives to sit and listen to an argument between two parties they have no interest in. The least you can do is show them some respect. If I was on that jury, I would have counted that as a big strike against the defendant as well.
It sounds like you feel that the proffered reason for termination, that they were out of money, was pretextual. This implies that the actual reason was that they didn't want to let you collect on your options. Don't assume you have to just chalk this up to experience, live and learn. The law often provides protection for this type of situation. Likewise, don't assume that the term "at will employment", that gets bandied about, universally applies and precludes fair treatment. From a cursory search, stock options create an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. So, my advice is, if the potential money involved is significant, get a lawyer, and let them decide if you have a case.
The way I read it, wired is making a big fuss out of very little. This is info that the EFF already had: "As a result, we are publishing the complete text of a set of documents from the EFF's primary witness in the case, former AT&T employee and whistle-blower Mark Klein."
Wired made it public, but that's not going to change the case in any way. It's not like Wired dug up some new info that will help the EFF.
FWIW, you may find
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c)
informative.
Sounds pretty convenient. I'd like a firefox extension that does that. Of course, I'd want it configurable so I could choose what gets hyperlinked, and where the links go.
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I think the real lesson here is that you shouldn't lie to a jury. It sounds like the juror was pissed off that the defendant didn't respect them enough to tell the truth.
If you're going to get up and give testimony, don't tell obvious lies.
The jurors have been called away from their everyday lives to sit and listen to an argument between two parties they have no interest in. The least you can do is show them some respect.
If I was on that jury, I would have counted that as a big strike against the defendant as well.
It sounds like you feel that the proffered reason for termination, that they were out of money, was pretextual. This implies that the actual reason was that they didn't want to let you collect on your options. Don't assume you have to just chalk this up to experience, live and learn. The law often provides protection for this type of situation. Likewise, don't assume that the term "at will employment", that gets bandied about, universally applies and precludes fair treatment. From a cursory search, stock options create an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
So, my advice is, if the potential money involved is significant, get a lawyer, and let them decide if you have a case.
The way I read it, wired is making a big fuss out of very little. This is info that the EFF already had: "As a result, we are publishing the complete text of a set of documents from the EFF's primary witness in the case, former AT&T employee and whistle-blower Mark Klein."
Wired made it public, but that's not going to change the case in any way. It's not like Wired dug up some new info that will help the EFF.
FWIW, you may find Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) informative.
Sounds pretty convenient. I'd like a firefox extension that does that. Of course, I'd want it configurable so I could choose what gets hyperlinked, and where the links go.