Seventh Circuit· 8/13/2010

Abcarian v. McDonald

Citations

617 F.3d 931
31 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 17
2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 16784
2010 WL 3189153

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concluding that the Chief of Surgery had a responsibility to speak on issues that “directly affected” the surgical department including “risk management, the fees charged to physicians, and surgeon abuse of prescription medications” at the hospital more generally
holding plaintiff could not show a tangible loss of employment opportunity because he remained employed in his chosen profession
adding that courts must look “to the employee’s level of responsibility and the context in which the statements were made”
concluding that the Head of the Department of Surgery at a hospital had “significant authority and responsibility over a wide range of issues affecting the surgical departments at both institutions and therefore had a broader responsibility to speak in the course of his employment obligations”
concluding that Garcetti applies to such employees
stating that dismissal of a complaint does not by itself terminate litigation

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Judges: Kanne, Williams, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges

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