COWARD Et Al. v. MCG HEALTH, INC.

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Catherine Coward and Mary Bargeron (collectively “Plaintiffs”) sued MCG Health, Inc., alleging that MCG Health terminated their employment in violation of Georgia’s Whistleblower Statute, OCGA § 45-1-4. The trial court granted summary judgment to MCG Health, and Plaintiffs now appeal, contending, inter alia, that they each established a prima facie case of retaliation under OCGA § 45-1-4; that MCG Health’s true reasons for terminating their employment were discriminatory; and that the reasons articulated by MCG Health for their termination were pretextual.1 After a…