Kentucky

From the Herald Leader is a story of a lawsuit against former Fayette County Attorney Kannenshohn:

Suit over firing to go forward

A lawsuit claiming that former Fayette County Attorney Margaret Kannensohn wrongfully fired an employee for reporting time-card irregularities may proceed to trial, a judge has ruled.



On Wednesday, Fayette Circuit Judge Pamela Goodwine overruled a motion for summary judgement filed by the Fayette County Attorney's Office.



The office had argued that former employee Wanda Brown did not have a good-faith basis for reporting allegations of wrongdoing by Kannensohn to state and federal authorities and thus was not entitled to protections under state whistle-blower laws.



Whether Brown reported the allegations in good faith is a question for jurors to decide, Goodwine ruled.



An attorney for Brown said the case is now ready to proceed to trial. Within the next few weeks Brown will ask the judge to set a trial date, attorney Michael Dean said.