Supreme Court of Florida

Whistle-Blower's Act protects a social worker who complains that Health and Rehabilitative Services intentionally misinformed a court about the proper venue for dependency action because the Act should be interpreted liberally.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2001
• Published 04/19/2001

Judges

• SHAW, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter J. Winders and J. Kevin Carey of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Tampa, FL, and Sylvia H. Walbolt, Robert E. Biasotti and Joseph H. Lang, Jr. of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL, for Petitioner., G.“ Hal” Johnson, General Counsel, Florida Police Benevolent Association, FL, Thomas W. Young, III, General Counsel, Florida Education Association/United;  Pamela L. Cooper, General Counsel, Florida Teaching Profession-National Education Association, and Alma Gonzalez-Neimeiser, General Counsel, The Florida Council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Tallahassee, FL, for The Florida Council of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, The Police Benevolent Association, Florida Education Association/United and Florida Teaching Profession-National Education Association, Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• David H. McClain of McClain & Associates, P.A., Tampa, Florida, for Respondent.