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Fired after losing his temper as a result of this surprise, this American was awarded 150,000 dollars for the loss of income and 300,000 dollars for the humiliation, the loss of self-esteem and the suffering caused

A Kentucky employee for a medical laboratory was awarded $450,000 by a jury over an unwanted suprise birthday party that caused him to have a panic attack. The company, Gravity Diagnostics, later fired the man, identified as Kevin Berling, for allegedly being "violent" during a meeting with supervisors.

Former employee asked manager not to have a party due to anxiety disorder

World News - A jury in Kentucky, U.S. awarded a man US$450,000 (S$612,000) after his colleagues sprung a surprise birthday party on him, something which he said he did not want, The New York Times... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The man asked a manager not to have a party because he had an anxiety disorder. What followed spiraled into a legal dispute over whether the man had a panic attack or a violent outburst.

When Kevin Berling found out that a party was planned for lunchtime, he spent the break in his car working on breathing techniques to quell his stress.

Charlie Gates and Philip Matthews Memorials to a tragedy and the departure of a rebuild power broker in this bonus episode of Munted, a series about the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes. Sullivan said his goal was to keep the prototype system low-cost, about $15,000 for a three-bedroom house. “We think what we’ve come up with will prevent damage, and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg,” he said. Base isolation systems had traditionally been used in commercial buildings. Sulliva...

Ottawa invests over $2M to support fashion and clothing SMEs A prototype base isolation system for residential houses has been developed by Professor of Structural Engineering Tim Sullivan and his team and is currently being put through its paces on a ‘shake table’ in UC’s Structural Engineering Laboratory. A room has been specially built for the trial with timber framing and Gib-lined walls on a concrete slab foundation. The structure is positioned on top of the newly developed, steel ba...