Bruce Whitman v. City of Burton

STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS BRUCE WHITMAN, FOR PUBLICATION July 9, 2015 Plaintiff-Appellee, 9:00 a.m. v No. 294703 Genesee Circuit Court CITY OF BURTON and CHARLES SMILEY, LC No. 08-087993-CL Defendants-Appellants. ON SECOND REMAND Before: O’CONNELL, P.J., and SAAD and BECKERING, JJ. SAAD, J. I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY1 This is the third time we have addressed this case on appeal. Our Court originally adjudicated this alleged Whistleblower Protection Act2 (WPA) claim in 2011, and our opinion3 reversed the jury award in plaintiff’s favor. We held that the Michigan Supreme Court’s Shallal4…