Bay Bridge Welding Scandal: Chief welder sues Bay Bridge builders

According to Inside Bay Area Online, The Bay Bridge foreman who was an informant in an eight-month FBI investigation into allegations of concealed bad bridge welds has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit.

(Just when we think this thing is wrapping up, it finds a bit more life)

East Bay welder Angel Leon sued bridge firm KFM Joint Venture, its subsidiaries and some of his supervisors in Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday, seeking economic, general and punitive damages. The complaint lists nine causes of action and alleges that KFM and its welding supervisors discriminated andretaliated against Leon by firing him after he questioned the firm's health and safety record.