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MERCY HOSPITAL, INC. v. MASSACHUSETTS NURSES ASS'N

No. 05-1525.

429 F.3d 338 (2005)

The MERCY HOSPITAL, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. MASSACHUSETTS NURSES ASSOCIATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 21, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. McDonough, Jr., with whom Maurice M. Cahillane and Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, P.C. were on brief, for appellant.

Mark A. Hickernell, with whom Alan J. McDonald and McDonald & Associates were on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this case, the district court confirmed an arbitration award that directed a hospital to reinstate an intensive-care nurse. The hospital, citing the pains that must be taken by health-care professionals to restrict the distribution of controlled substances, appeals on the ground that the reinstatement order transgresses public policy. After studying the matter, we agree with the district court that the arbitral award should be confirmed.<...

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