HARRISON v. GRANITE BAY CARE, INC.

No. 14-1988.

811 F.3d 36 (2016)

Torrey HARRISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GRANITE BAY CARE, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maria Fox , with whom Mittelasen, LLC was on brief, for appellant.

Timothy J. O'Brien , with whom Tyler J. Smith and Libby O'Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC were on brief, for appellee.

Barbara Archer, Esq. , on brief for Amicus Curiae Maine Human Rights Commission.

Jeffrey Neil Young and Johnson, Webbert & Yound, LLP, on brief for Amici Curiae Maine State Employees Association and Maine Employment Lawyers Association.

Jeffrey Neil Young , David G. Webbert , and Johnson, Webbert & Young, LLP on brief for Amici Curiae Maine State Employees Association, Maine Education Association, Maine Employment Lawyers Association, and National Association of Social Workers and its Maine Chapter.

Before HOWARD, Chief Judge, THOMPSON and BARRON, Circuit Judges.


This case requires us to, once again, interpret and apply Maine's Whistleblower Protection Act, Me.Rev.Stat. tit. 26, § 833. Appellant Torrey Harrison ("Harrison"), a social worker, wants to be able to tell a jury that appellee Granite Bay Care, Inc. ("Granite Bay") illegally fired her in violation of that statute....

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases