Sansen

Filed 11/4/21 Sansen v. Aerojet Rocketdyne CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Sacramento) ----

STEVE SANSEN, C091073

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 34-2015- 00175120) v.

AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC.,

Defendant and Appellant.

This wrongful termination of employment case was tried to a jury over the course of 10 days and culminated in a defense verdict on all five causes of action asserted by Steve Sansen against Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. (Aerojet). In a motion for new trial, Sansen introduced evidence that deliberations began with three jurors proclaiming that their own experiences established that Sansen’s claims had no merit because his union was not at the trial to support him. Jurors then…