Legal Opinion
Desjardins v. Van Buren Community Hospital
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 13, 1994No. 93-1993PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In 1989, Eugene Desjardins brought suit against Van Burén Community Hospital, Inc. (“the Hospital”), a Maine Corporation, for federal and state claims arising from Desjar-dins’ discharge from the Hospital in 1988. After trial, the jury found that the Hospital was liable under Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq., two Maine statutes, and a pair of common-law counts under Maine law. Desjardins was awarded almost $18,000 in damages, $5,000 in “front pay,” and substantial attorney’s fees.
The Hospital appealed to this court but during the course of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Scarano v. Central R. Co. Of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
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- Bonnar-Vawter, Inc. v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1961
- Eugene Desjardins v. Van Buren Community HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by23 opinions
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