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Janklow v. Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 29, 1996No. C6-95-816PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GARDEBRING, Justice.

Once again, we consider an immunity question — in this instance, the availability of immunity, either official or statutory, as a defense to a claim brought against the state under Minnesota’s Whistleblower Act. See MinmStat. § 181.932 (1994). Fredric Jank-low sued his former employer, the Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (board), for violating the Whistleblower Act when it discharged him allegedly for reporting board practices that violated the law. The board moved for summary judgment, claiming that official immunity protected it from…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Spanel v. Mounds View School District No. 621Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1962
  3. Elwood v. County of RiceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
  4. Rico v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
  5. Pletan v. GainesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992

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3Cited by39 opinions

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  2. Gleason v. Metropolitan Council Transit OperationsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
  3. Dokman v. County of HennepinCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
  4. Kari v. City of MaplewoodSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  5. Leroy Leftwich v. County of DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2021

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