NORTHROP GRUMMAN SETTLES WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought against them by a former quality assurance manager in 2006. The lawsuit claimed that the company failed to test electronic parts supplied to the government that were installed in military aircraft and spacecraft and were required to withstand extreme temperatures. The federal government will receive a $12.5 million settlement and the former manager, Allen Davis, will receive $2.4 million as part of the settlement.