Mark P. Johnson v. George Miller, Sr., individual capacity; Donald Mitchell, individual capacity; and Clarksdale…

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court held that the Mississippi Tort Claims Act does not impose its statute-of-limitations or notice requirements on claims brought under the Mississippi Whistleblower Protection Act. The court reasoned that the Whistleblower Protection Act is a separate remedial statute and that its reference to the Tort Claims Act's damages cap does not incorporate the Act's other procedural requirements. Because the Whistleblower Protection Act supplies no limitations period, the general three-year period applies, subject to the Act's express exhaustion requirement. No separate opinions were filed.