Terry Riggins alleged that the City of Atlanta and city employees terminated her employment after she complained about irregularities in the city’s water system, in violation of the Georgia Whistleblower Act. The superior court dismissed the complaint because Riggins had not provided the municipal ante litem notice required for certain claims against a city. While the appeal was pending, the Supreme Court of Georgia held in a certified-question case that the ante litem notice statute does not apply to a whistleblower claim under the Georgia Whistleblower Act. The Court of Appeals applied that controlling decision and reversed the dismissal. Riggins was therefore not required to provide the municipal pre-suit notice before asserting her whistleblower claim. The appellate court did not decide whether the termination occurred or whether Riggins could prove a statutory violation. Two judges concurred.