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Paralegal who refused to notarize affidavit because of its contents can sue over her firing, appeals court says
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A paralegal who refused to notarize an affidavit because she believed it contained false information can sue over her firing, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled.
Paralegal Helen Sieranski can sue TJC Esq. based on allegations that her firing was in violation of public policy, the Appellate Court of Connecticut ruled in a March 2 opinion. Bloomberg Law has coverage.
According to the allegations in Sieranski’s lawsuit, her lawyer supervisor realized they had missed the time to appeal an arbitrator’s decision on a case. The lawyer asked Sieranski to prepare an affidavit stating that they never received the arbitrator’s decision, which was not true, the lawsuit alleged.