Esserman v. Indiana Department of Environmental Management

NAJAM, Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1]Suzanne E. Esserman appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her complaint against the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”), in which Esserman alleged that IDEM had unlawfully terminated her employment, in violation of Indiana’s False Claims Act, Ind.Code §§ 5-11-5.5-1 to -18 (2016), in retaliation for her reporting alleged misuse of State funds by certain IDEM officers. Esserman raises two issues for our review:

1. Whether the trial court erred when it concluded that sovereign immunity barred the court from having subject matter…