Legal Opinion
Cokley v. City of Otsego
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided March 6, 2001No. C7-00-1327PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STONEBURNER, Judge
This is an action by a former employee of the City of Otsego for damages under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, Minn. Stat. § 181.932 (2000). After a jury verdict in favor of the employee, the City appeals from denial of its motions for JNOV and a new trial, and the district court’s enhancement of the attorney-fee award. Because the employee did not engage in protected activity and failed to establish a causal link between her action and elimination of her position, we reverse.
FACTS
The township of Otsego was incorporated into a city in 1990. When the township’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hubbard v. United Press International, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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- Thompson v. CampbellDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1994
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