--- title: "$2.2M Verdict Against Global Win for Retaliating Against Whistleblower CFO" meta: "og:description": "Jury awards $2.2M to CFO in whistleblowing case against Global Win for breach of contract and retaliation." "og:title": "$2.2M Verdict Against Global Win for Retaliating Against Whistleblower CFO" description: "Jury awards $2.2M to CFO in whistleblowing case against Global Win for breach of contract and retaliation." --- February 20, 2025 # **$2.2M Verdict Against Global Win for Retaliating Against Whistleblower CFO** Jury awards $2.2M to CFO in whistleblowing case against Global Win for breach of contract and retaliation. [**Labor and Employment Law**](https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo/jury-verdict/category/labor-and-employment-law) [**Termination**](https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo/jury-verdict/category/termination) [**Retaliation**](https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo/jury-verdict/category/retaliation) ### **Outline** Author ![](https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo/_ipx/q_80/user-default.svg) **Nishica Srivastava** ![Article Image](https://media.jurimatic.com/cdn-cgi/image/q=70/images/default_1.webp) ## Jeffrey Yang v. Global Win Capital Corporation, et al. ### Case Background On November 24, 2020, Jeffrey Yang filed a [wrongful termination lawsuit](https://jurimatic.com/category/labor-and-employment-law/termination/) against Global Win Capital Corporation, alleging that the company retaliated against him for whistleblowing. The lawsuit was filed in the [Los Angeles Superior Court, California](https://www.lacourt.org/). Hon. Joseph Lipner presided over this lawsuit. [Case number: 20STCV45192] #### Cause Global Win hired Plaintiff as chief financial officer in September 2017. He worked in this role until October 2019. He alleged that the company retaliated against him after he reported suspected illegal activities to eight company supervisors. These activities included inflating a subsidiary’s appraisal value, engaging in improper accounting, transferring funds from China without authorization, and requesting fake documents for the CEO’s immigration paperwork. Plaintiff also argued that Global Win violated his executive employment agreement. He resigned, citing a valid reason, but the company allegedly refused to pay him more than $1 million in severance. #### Damages The Plaintiff sought contract damages, past lost earnings, compensation for emotional distress, and punitive damages. ### Key Arguments and Proceedings #### Legal Representation - **Plaintiff(s):**Jeffrey Yang - **Counsel for Plaintiff(s):**Tamara S. Freeze | Brian Hannemann - **Defendant(s):**Global Win Capital Corporation - **Counsel for Defendant(s):**Holly Lake | Melanie Walker #### Claims The Defendant breached its contract by failing to honor the executive employment agreement, which promised $1,080,000. Defendant also retaliated against Plaintiff for whistleblowing, violating California Labor Code Section 1102.5, and wrongfully terminating him. Plaintiff resigned for a valid reason under his agreement after Global Win significantly reduced his CFO responsibilities. He also claimed the company made false accusations to hide its retaliatory actions. #### Defense The Defendant denied all allegations and argued that the Plaintiff violated his fiduciary duty as an officer. ### Jury Verdict On November 19, 2024, after a 15-day trial, the jury deliberated for three hours before awarding the Plaintiff $2,207,290.07. The jury found in favor of the Plaintiff on claims of breach of contract and whistleblower retaliation, awarding damages as follows: **Economic Damages:**Past lost earnings: $168,290.07Contract damages: $1,080,000 **Non-Economic Damages:**Past emotional distress: $200,000 **Punitive Damages:**$800,000 The jury also ruled in favor of the Defendant on its counterclaim for breach of fiduciary duty, awarding $41,000. #### Court Documents: Documents are available for purchase upon request at jurimatic@exlitem.com [Share with Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo) [Share with X](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo&text=x) [Share with LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo) [Share with Email](https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo/mailto:?body=https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo&subject=email) [Share with WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo%20whatsapp) ### **Find your next Expert Witness today** ![Sanjay Adhia](https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo/_ipx/q_80/user-default.svg) ###### **Sanjay Adhia** Forensic Psychiastry ![George Reis](https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo/_ipx/q_80/user-default.svg) ###### **George Reis** Forensic Imaging ![Maria Babinetz](https://exlitem.com/jury-verdict/2-2m-verdict-against-global-win-for-retaliating-against-whistleblower-cfo/_ipx/q_80/user-default.svg) ###### **Maria Babinetz** Vocational Rehabilitation Find and retain experts without brokerage or upcharge. ### Looking for more? 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