Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Whistleblower Lawsuits Filed

{Charleston, West Virginia}...West Virginia Health and Human Resources lawyers Susan Perry and Jennifer Taylor filed separate lawsuits Tuesday targeting Secretary Rocco Fucillo, the department and two senior aides. Perry, Taylor and department official John Law were placed on administrative leave in July. They allege they were retaliated against for raising questions about an advertising contract. The one-year contract is worth an initial $473,000, but can be extended and shared with other agencies. The lawsuits say Taylor scrutinized the way bids for the contracts were scored on their technical merits, and found numerous problems.