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Petitioner commenced a lawsuit in Florida State court
against Chevron and its subsidiary American Personnel Services,
Inc. (APSI), Reid v. APSI/Chevron, docket No. 96-01490.
Petitioner did not produce to either respondent or the Court a
copy of the complaint. As indicated in a statement made in
petitioner’s attorney’s letter, we understand that his cause of
action against Chevron was wrongful discharge, intimidation,
coercion, and harassment in violation of Fla. Stat. Ann. sec.
440.205 (West 1998), Coercion of employees. The parties settled
the litigation in March 1998, and the case was dismissed with
prejudice on March 24, 1998. Petitioner received $5,000 in
settlement proceeds.
Petitioner executed a hold harmless agreement pursuant to
which he agreed to indemnify and hold harmless Chevron and APSI
from any and all liens and third-party rights, including
subrogation from any medical care providers, insurance companies,
or any collateral source provider such as Medicare, Medicaid, and
Social Security, and from “any claims of said nature including
any attorney’s fees and costs incurred in defending such
actions”.
Petitioner also executed a Release and Settlement of Claim
pursuant to which he agreed to release and discharge Chevron and
APSI from the following:
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