American College of Education in Indiana ordered to pay former IT administrator $248,350 in damages. Triano Williams was fired last year after the institution lost access to their Google-based email system. ACE tried to recover access to the system, but the search provider declined to help, saying that Williams was the person in charge of that account, who was registered under his personal email address. This left the college with no way of accessing the email system, which was registered through Google. The college later sued Williams for $500,000 in damages, accusing him of workplace discrimination.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/college-successfully-sues-it-admin-after-losing-access-to-email-system/