Commonly Committed Workplace Torts

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The summary of these hypothetical cases must be conducted by YOU as you have the book and are the student. I will provide a summary of the following case Henry v. City of Detroit wherein I will give you insight and guidance on how to appropriately analyze a workplace tort case.

1) The analysis of the case HENRY v. CITY OF DETROIT involves a tort case that is predicated upon the Whistleblower Protection Act that protects employees from malicious acts by employers for disclosing illegal, unethical, or other behavior that is detrimental to the public's interest by a company. In this case the plaintiff was a high ranking police officer with the Detroit police department who was tasked with chairing a board of review in an infamous case of suspected police brutality that resulted in the death of a suspect. Because of the high profile scenario and the fact that this incident happened shortly after the LA Riots following the videotaped beating of Rodney King, the DPD formed a department board of review headed by the plaintiff.
The board of review was deliberately prevented from conducted its functions and job by higher-ups within the department including the chief of police Isaiah McKinnon and therefore, the board was unable to perform its obligations. This resulted in some officers being implicated in the incident as potential criminals who weren't involved in any wrongdoing, and they were also subsequently ...