October 01, 2019
The First Circuit on Tuesday rejected an information technology worker's libel suit over a psychiatrist's conclusion that he was unfit for work, finding scant evidence the psychiatrist was driven by revenge over a threatened malpractice suit.
September 04, 2019
A psychiatrist committed libel when he told Atrius Health an employee was unfit to return to work, the employee's attorney told the First Circuit on Wednesday, saying the psychiatrist was illegally retaliating after he learned the employee might sue him.