Legal Opinion
Halkett v. CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL SERVICES, INC.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided February 4, 2011No. 1:09-cv-00637PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., Chief Judge.
Concluding that an employee has raised sufficient evidence to withstand a motion for summary judgment under the Maine Whistleblowers Protection Act (MWPA), the Court denies the employer’s motion for summary judgment.
I. STATEMENT OF FACTS
A. Procedural History
On November 30, 2009, Thomas Halkett filed suit in Penobscot County Superior Court against his former employer, Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (CMS), alleging that CMS violated the Maine Whistleblower Protection Act (MWPA), 26 M.R.S. § 831 et seq., and the Maine…
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