Thomas v. Medical Center Physicians, P.A.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that summary judgment was inappropriate in a wrongful discharge claim where questions of fact remained as to whether the employee’s conduct was in furtherance of the identified public policy
• finding that a report in furtherance of public policy does not necessarily have to be made to an outside entity to be protected
• finding that a report in furtherance of public policy does not necessarily have to be made to an outside entity to be protected
• holding public policy prohibits termination for whistleblower’s report of doctor’s performance of unnecessary operations for financial gain and falsification of medical records
• reversing summary judgment for the employer, where the employee was fired for reporting misconduct to the supervisor
• reversing summary judgment for the employer, where the employee was fired for reporting misconduct to the supervisor

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