Appeals court: Whistleblower must pay Toyota $2.6M

A federal appeals court says a former in-house lawyer for Toyota Motor Corp. must pay the carmaker $2.6 million for disclosing confidential information. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an arbitrator’s award Friday. Dimitrous Peter Biller had accused the automaker of withholding evidence in rollover cases and made public evidence that he said supported his claims. The arbitrator ruled that regardless of the content, the public disclosures violated Biller’s severance agreement with the automaker.