Legal Opinion
Cookson v. Brewer School Department
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 2, 2009No. Docket: Pen-07-706PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] Kelly Jo Cookson appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superi- or Court (Penobscot County, Cuddy, J.) in favor of the defendants, Brewer School Department and Superintendent Daniel Lee, on Cookson’s complaint alleging (1) sexual orientation employment discrimination, in violation of the Maine Human Rights Act, for the school’s failure to rehire her as a high school softball coach, see 5 M.R.S. §§ 4571-4572 (2008), and (2) slander per se regarding certain statements made by Lee to parents who supported Cookson. We affirm in part and vacate in part.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Viewing the…
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