Legal Opinion
State of Florida, Department of Corrections v. Carolann Bracewell and Ted Jeter
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 19, 2017No. 16-0149PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) appeals a final judgment in favor of Carolann Bracewell and Ted Jeter (Appel-lees) following a jury trial on their complaint for violation of the Florida public sector Whistle-blower’s Act (FWA). Appel-lees alleged that DOC terminated their employment in retaliation for complaints they made to DOC’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concerning one of its inspectors. Acknowledging that the decision makers at DOC who terminated Ap-pellees’ employment did not harbor any retaliatory animus, Appellees proceeded under a cat’s paw theory of liability…
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