Joyce v. GF/Pilgrim, Inc.

Plaintiff Diane Joyce filed this action against her former employer, GF/Pilgrim, Inc. d/b/a The Guardian Center, alleging that she was terminated in retaliation for complaining about admission practices at the nursing home where she was employed as the Director of Nursing. This matter is before the court on defendant’s partial motion to dismiss Counts II, III and IV of the verified complaint under Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim or, in the alternative, for summary judgment under Mass.R.Civ.P. 56. For the reasons discussed below, after a hearing, summary judgment is allowed…