Legal Opinion
Follett v. Gateway Regional Health System, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided July 20, 2007No. 2006-CA-000855-MRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANMETER, Judge.
Sharon Follett appeals from the Montgomery Circuit Court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Gateway Regional Health System, Inc. (Gateway) and its CEO, Patrick Romano, on Follett’s claim of wrongful discharge. For the following reasons, we vacate the circuit court’s order and remand for further proceedings.
In late February 2003, Romano met with Follett, then the Director of Nursing at Mary Chiles Hospital, and expressed that her decision to give raises to nurses was without authority and was a gross act of insubordination. After emphasizing that he ran the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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