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Ex-Worker Wins Lawsuit Over Firing

``In 1997, Las Vegan Charles Garrison was working at the MGM Grand when he accepted a comped dinner at the All-Star-Cafe on the Strip. The comp was given to him by a representative of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team, and Garrison did not see any problem using a comp that would have otherwise gone unused.

``But the All-Star-Cafe had given out the comp with the intention of luring Kings players to the restaurant. The day after Garrison, his wife and another couple enjoyed $200 worth of dinner and drinks, a public relations official at the now-closed cafe complained to the MGM.

``The Strip resort then fired Garrison, a father of four, though Garrison immediately offered to reimburse the restaurant for the bill.

``...But now, nearly five years after he was fired, it appears the MGM is going to be the one paying. Upon hearing the details of a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by Garrison against the resort, a Clark County jury awarded Garrison $200,000 in damages earlier this month.

```It's a big relief, but there is still a lot of disappointment,' Garrison said. `I was a good employee.'

``...The MGM has said in court documents that Garrison's wife misrepresented who Garrison was when making a reservation for the dinner and that Garrison's acceptance of the comp damaged the business relationship between the MGM and the All-Star. Both those allegations were disputed..."

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