Fired charter school principal wins $155 million verdict

From The Miami Herald: The ousted principal of a charter school in Aventura, Fla., has won a $155 million award in a lawsuit that contended her firing was without cause and ruined her health and career prospects. Katherine Murphy lost her job as principal of Aventura City of Excellence School in December 2006. The jury sided with Katherine Murphy that Aventura City Manager Eric Soroka and the school’s registrar, Nicole Monroe, conspired to ruin her reputation and that the charter company violated an oral contract with her, among other charges.