Murray v. Kindred Nursing Centers West LLC, No. 14-1943 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff, an employee of a nursing facility (Defendant), was informed that she was terminated for diverting drugs from patients. Plaintiff filed suit, alleging that Defendant violated Maine’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act by firing her for complaining about one of her supervisors. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of Defendant, concluding that Defendant terminated Plaintiff’s employment for the legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason of suspected drug diversion. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that Plaintiff failed to make out a trialworthy issue on her claim that Defendant terminated her because of her role as a whistleblower.
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