Obst v. Microtron, Inc.

I respectfully dissent. The majority opinion now places the burden for proving actual violations of the law on those employees for whom whistle-blower protections were enacted. In doing so, it ignores an apposite federal court interpretation of the same federal statute at issue. The jury’s finding of a good faith report of suspected violations is then set aside by the majority after the trial court denied Mierotron’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial.

When the trial court has denied a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, our…