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PALM BEACH COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. v. WILSON

Nos. 4D05-2397, 4D05-3594.

944 So.2d 428 (2006)

PALM BEACH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, an agency of the State of Florida, Appellant, v. Angela WILSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carri S. Leininger of Williams, Leininger & Cosby, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Isidro M. Garcia of Garcia Law Firm, P.A., West Palm Beach, and Marcia K. Lippincott of Marcia K. Lippincott, P.A., Lake Mary, for appellee.

STONE, J.

Palm Beach County Health Department ("Department") appeals a final judgment entered in favor of its former employee, Angela Wilson (Wilson), on a whistleblower complaint. We reverse, concluding that it was an abuse of discretion to deny Department's motion for new trial based on juror misconduct in failing to disclose a pending lawsuit.

During voir dire, each panel member was asked, "Have you or any member of your immediate family ever been a witness...

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