Legal Opinion
Richard T. Palmisano, II v. Allina Health Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1999No. 98-3619PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOREN, Circuit Judge.
In 1994, Allina Health Systems, Inc. (“Allina”), conducted a three month investigation and concluded that serious billing improprieties had taken place at the Minneapolis Psychiatric Institute (“MPT”), a wholly owned Allina subsidiary, and that Richard Palmisano, Vice-President of Alli-na’s Behavioral Health Services division and a director of MPI, knew or should have known of the improprieties. Palmisa-no was forced to resign. He commenced this action in state court, asserting claims for defamation and breach of contract. The court granted summary judgment in favor of…
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