Lloyd v. Quorum Health Resources, L.L.C.

Pierron, J.:

John C. Lloyd, M.D., appeals the district court decision granting summary judgment to Quorum Health Resources, L.L.C. (Quorum) and Terry Lambert on his claims of tortious interference with contractual relations, defamation, and false light/invasion of privacy. We affirm.

Lloyd began working at the Newman County Memorial Hospital (Newman) in Emporia in 1986. Newman is controlled by a Board of Trustees (Board), which employed Quorum to operate and manage Newman. Terry Lambert is an employee of Quorum and the chief executive officer of Newman.

In May 1998, Paula Wilson, Newman’s chief…