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WHITMAN v. CITY OF BURTON

Docket No. 294703.

810 N.W.2d 71 (2011)

293 Mich. App. 220

WHITMAN v. CITY OF BURTON.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided July 5, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom R. Pabst and Michael A. Kowalko , Flint, for plaintiff.

Plunkett Cooney , Detroit (by Ernest R. Bazzana ) for defendants.

Before: O'CONNELL, P.J., and SAAD and BECKERING, JJ.

SAAD, J.

In this action under the Whistleblowers' Protection Act (WPA), MCL 15.361 et seq., a jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the trial court's denial of defendants' motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Plaintiff sued defendants under the WPA after defendant city of Burton Mayor...

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