Gupta v. Quincy Med. Ctr., , Inc.

On October 1, 2011, Quincy Medical Center, a Steward Family Hospital, Inc. (Steward), acquired substantially all of the assets of the financially distressed Quincy Medical Center, Inc. (QMC) and its affiliates through a complicated asset purchase agreement (APA). In the present action, Apurv Gupta and Victor Munger (plaintiffs), who were not parties to the APA, seek to recover wages and severance pay from Steward as third-party beneficiaries. Ruling on cross motions, a judge of the Superior Court allowed Steward's motion for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint. We affirm.3

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