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Article: CT: Therapist sues hospital for emotional distress: failure to establish necessary elements for suit. (Hospital Law Decisions of Note).
- Article from:
- Hospital Law's Regan Report
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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CASE FACTS: George Bator, a respiratory therapist at Yale-New Haven Hospital brought suit against the hospital for intentional infliction of emotional distress. He alleged that he had been employed by the hospital since 1989. During the course of his employment, the hospital's agents, servants, and employees subjected him to abusive and disparate treatment. Specifically, he alleged, inter alia, that his supervisor once scheduled him to report for duty while he was under a physician's care. When he failed to report as scheduled, the supervisor recommended that he be disciplined. He further alleged that he received less compensation than other less experienced employees in ...