A West Virginia federal district court denied the Village of Barboursville’s motion to dismiss the claim of a police officer that he was discharged for reporting illegal and wrongful conduct by upper level officers, in violation of the state whistleblowing law, ruling that the officer wasn’t required to exhaust other administrative remedies, that he stated enough facts to sustain a claim, and that the village couldn’t show that the amount in controversy requirement wasn’t met.
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