Henry v. City of Detroit

Defendants appeal by right the verdict in favor of plaintiff following a jury trial in this action brought under the Whistleblower’s Protection Act (WPA), MCL 15.361 et seq.\ MSA 17.428(1) et seq. The jury awarded plaintiff damages totaling $1.08 million. We affirm.

Plaintiff was a commander in the city of Detroit Police Department. After the highly publicized death of Malice Green, the Detroit Police Department formed a department board of review whose function included overseeing the investigation of the death of Malice Green and recommending whether any officers involved should be…