July 10, 2012
By V. Ganesh
Infosys whistleblower, Mr. Jay Palmer, has ruled out the possibility of settling
out of court if his employer continues to deny malefactions.
Mr. Palmer’s attorney, Mr. Kenneth J. Mendelsohn of Jemison & Mendelsohn, said in a telephone interview that his client’s case will be taken to trial if, during the mediation conference ordered by a federal judge, Infosys insists that it has committed no misdeeds.
He also said that since December 2011, Mr. Palmer has not received any more racist death threats and that US authorities offered to provide him with protection, which is something he says Infosys never offered.
“Since the US authorities offered to give Mr. Jay Palmer protection, he has not received any death threats (over email) but is still angry over the fact that he is on the bench and the company continues hiring,” said Mr. Mendelsohn.
Court documents reveal that Mr. Palmer received four death threats in retaliation against a lawsuit he filed against Infosys, in which he alleged he was victimized for blowing the whistle on visa violations.
Infosys had termed the mediation conference as ‘standard procedure’.
Mr. Mendelsohn said he was preparing the case for trial but that certain issues, such as identifying witnesses, needed to be attended to.
Infosys was subpoenaed last year by a US grand jury in connection with the lawsuit filed by Mr. Palmer.
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