(November 16, 2018, 2:02 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 31 denied a petition for rehearing en banc sought by the city of Flint, Mich., and its mayor, Karen Weaver, regarding the panel’s previous split decision that held that a woman who became a whistleblower in the aftermath of the Flint water crisis has a valid claim for retaliation under the Michigan Whistleblowers Protection Act (WPA) (Natasha Henderson v. Flint, Mich., No. 17-2031, 6th Cir.)....