A former senior deputy attorney general’s case alleging retaliation for exposing alleged financial waste has been thrown out by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
On Jan. 28, a three-judge panel ruled the suit, filed by Thomas D. Kimmett against the Attorney General’s Office and seven named officials, including Gov. Tom Corbett, was barred because the public interest of the whistleblowing was outweighed by the disturbance the suit would cause to the workplace. The decision in Kimmett v. Corbett affirms a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granting the defendants summary judgment.
