Legal Opinion
Chipman v. Northwest Healthcare Corp.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 2012No. DA 12-0050PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cotter
¶1 Plaintiffs Sheila Chipman (Chipman), Deborah Wallen (Wallen), and Ellen Hames (Hames) are employees of Defendant Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Inc. (KRMC) in Kalispell, Montana. Defendant Northwest Healthcare Corporation (NWHC) is the parent corporation of the remaining defendant entities. This case arises out of a dispute over the discontinuation of a sick leave buy-back program. Defendants appeal the order of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, granting Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. We affirm.
ISSUES
¶2 We review the following two issues on appeal:
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