THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSN. v. NUTTER

No. 15-0695.

795 S.E.2d 530 (2016)

HERBERT J. THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Defendant Below, Petitioner v. Susan NUTTER, Plaintiff Below, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: November 17, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan R. Cokeley, Esq. , Katherine M. Mullins, Esq. , Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for the Petitioner.

Kelly Elswick-Hall, Esq. , Marvin W. Masters, Esq. , The Masters Law Firm LC, Charleston, West Virginia, Counsel for the Respondent.


In this appeal from the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, we are asked to examine a jury's verdict that found a hospital wrongfully discharged a nurse in a manner designed to undermine public policy. As a result of that wrongful discharge finding, the jury also concluded that the hospital had intentionally inflicted emotional...

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