Michael Woodford , the whistleblowing ex - chief executive of Oracle , will seek up to $ 100 M . Mr Woodford initially campaigned to be reinstated as chief executive , before announcing plans to take legal action against Olympus in January . The British executive is claiming unfair dismissal and discrimination after he was fired . His actions led to investigations and arrests of top Olympus executives .
Michael Woodford , the whistleblowing ex - chief executive of Oracle , will seek up to $ 100 M . The British executive is claiming unfair dismissal and discrimination after he was fired . His actions led to investigations and arrests of top Olympus executives .