The former official, Eliza May, filed a lawsuit last year asserting that she had been wrongfully fired for investigating the company, Service Corporation International.

Employment lawyers say a growing number of workers who feel that they have been discriminated against or wrongfully fired are seeking redress not just for lost wages but also for the value of lost stock options.

A retrial was scheduled for September, but on 16 August 2012, the Los Angeles Court of Appeal determined that Sheridan had not been wrongfully fired and dismissed the retrial.

Mr. Maxwell charged that he had been wrongfully fired, and the government paid him an undisclosed amount of money to settle out of court.

Further criticism came from a former executive who alleged that she was wrongfully fired for complaining about a plan to reduce image quality in order to save on storage costs without giving adequate notice to customers.

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.

Her claims against NBC were dismissed, but the jury found that Lorimar had wrongfully fired her and awarded her $1.4 million plus 12.5 percent of the show's profits.

Lisa would later use her law practice to defend a client who was wrongfully fired from her job due to disability, and still later, a client unjustly charged with selling pornographic comic books to children.

Now Neuheisel is suing the university and the N.C.A.A., alleging he was wrongfully fired because Washington wanted to avoid an N.C.A.A. investigation.

Pascal Remy, a former restaurant inspector for the Michelin Guide, has lost a lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully fired for criticizing how the guide awards its stars.