PAYNE v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al

  1. November 23, 2016

    Ex-DC Contracts Czar Gets $1.7M Whistleblower Verdict

    A D.C. federal jury awarded the district's former contracts czar $1.7 million on Tuesday, finding city fired him in 2009 because he reported what he believed to be political interference in a handful of Washington contracts.

  2. March 30, 2011

    Ex-DC Contract Czar's Termination Suit Kept Alive

    A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss wrongful termination and defamation allegations levied by the District of Columbia's former contract czar against the municipality, but nixed several other claims.