BROOKSHIRE v. NC DEPT. OF TRANSP.

No. COA05-955.

637 S.E.2d 902 (2006)

David Ricky BROOKSHIRE, Plaintiff, v. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, and North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Allison A. Pluchos and Special Deputy Attorney General Hal F. Askins, for the State.

Biggers & Hunter, P.L.L.C., by John C. Hunter, Asheville, for plaintiff-appellee.


HUDSON, Judge.

Plaintiff alleged violations of N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 126-84, 5 ("the whistleblower statute") and sought injunctive relief and monetary damages. The jury found for the plaintiff. Defendants moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which motion the court denied. Defendants appeal. As discussed below, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

Plaintiff began working for the Department of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") in June 1979 and...

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