6th Circuit Mediation Office Dropped From Flint Lead Crisis Whistleblower Case

(October 13, 2017, 2:56 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 5 announced that its Mediation Office is no longer involved in an appeal brought by a former administrator for the city of Flint, Mich., who sought damages for defamation and sought protection under the state’s whistleblower act in relation to actions she took during the Flint lead-contaminated water crisis, which she contended resulted in the termination of her employment (Natasha Henderson v. City of Flint, Mich., No. 17-2031, 6th Cir.)....

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