Salhab v. Tift Heart Center, P.C.

Adams, Judge.

After being terminated from her employment, Josephine Salhab sued her former employer for breach of a written employment contract and defamation. Although the trial court decided that her employer was entitled to judgment as a matter of law, we find otherwise and reverse.

On July 14, 1997, Salhab and Tift Heart Center, P.C. (THC) entered into a written employment agreement under which Salhab contracted to work as a physician’s assistant at THC for 24 months. Lisa M. Dix-Emperador, M.D., the president and sole stockholder of THC, executed the contract on behalf of the employer,…