DCF v. SHAPIRO

No. 4D10-741.

68 So.3d 298 (2011)

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellant, v. Gerolyn SHAPIRO, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied September 21, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd D. Engelhardt and Robert J. Sniffen of Sniffen & Spellman, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellant.

Julie H. Littky-Rubin of Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin, West Palm Beach, and Isidro M. Garcia of Garcia Law Firm, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, C.J.

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) appeals a judgment in favor of a terminated employee based on two claims of discrimination and one claim of retaliation. It argues the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict in its favor because the plaintiff failed to prove a prima facie case to support each of the three claims. We agree and reverse.

The origin of the claims arose from the plaintiff's testimony in a 2001 grand jury...

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