Clint Shannon Gessner v. Southern Company

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC2024-1835 ____________ CLINT SHANNON GESSNER, Petitioner, vs. SOUTHERN COMPANY, et al., Respondents. May 28, 2026 COURIEL, J. Clint Shannon Gessner sued his employer, claiming he was fired because he objected to alleged workplace safety problems that he believed violated the law. We must decide whether section 448.102(3), Florida Statutes, requires that Gessner prove he objected to or refused to participate in an “actual violation” of law, or alternatively, that he need only prove that he possessed a “good faith, objectively reasonable belief” that…