Legal Opinion
Danielle Sullivan v. St. Joseph's Rehabilitation and Residence
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 12, 2016No. Docket Cum-15-6PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C. J.
[¶ 1] In 2012, Danielle Sullivan resigned from her job as director of nursing at St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Residence, and in 2013, she filed, a two-count complaint against St. Joseph’s 1 , seeking relief pursuant to the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act, 26- M.R.S. §§ 831-840 (2015). One count of the complaint asserted a specific claim for relief based on an allegation of constructive discharge. The court (Cumberland County, Cole, C.J.) granted a summary judgment for St. Joseph’s on Sullivan’s constructive discharge claim, and a jury trial was then held on Sullivan’s remaining WPA claim. 2…
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