Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Down East Community Hospital
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 15, 2009No. Docket: Was-09-57PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMead, J.
[¶ 1] Down East Community Hospital (DECH) appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Washington County, Cud-dy, J.) entering final judgment for Dr. F. James Whalen on his breach of contract claim against the hospital, and granting Dr. Whalen permanent injunctive relief barring the hospital from denying him reappointment to its medical staff. Because the evidence does not support a finding that DECH breached its contract with Dr. Whalen, we vacate both the judgment and the injunctive relief resulting from it.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] Dr. Whalen is an orthopedic surgeon who has been a member of…
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