Debano-Griffin v. Lake County

This case requires us to determine whether plaintiff, Cheryl Debano-Griffin, provided sufficient evidence to create a genuine issue of material fact regarding the causation element of her claim under the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA), MCL 15.361, et seq. We hold that plaintiff presented evidence that showed more than a temporal relationship between the protected activity and defendants’ adverse employment action. See West v Gen Motors Corp, 469 Mich 177; 665 NW2d 468 (2003). Also, because plaintiff must rely on circumstantial evidence to overcome defendants’ motion for summary…