Facts

Plaintiffs, Kevin Todd Matthews, Kim Danner and Traci Schilling, were Kindred Hospital's Chief Operating officer, Chief Clinical officer and director of Quality Management in the San Francisco Bay area. They resigned their employment on Dec. 23, 2005. In November 2006, they brought claims for wrongful termination in violation of public policy and violation of Labor Code section 1102.5 against their employer and two affiliated organizations.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
The plaintiffs contended they were subjected to retaliation and abuse because of their "whistleblowing" on the CEO. Two plaintiffs claimed constructive discharge; one claimed he was fired. Specifically, plaintiffs claimed they were forced to quit/fired because of their complaints about the hospital CEO's failure to achieve minimum nurse staffing ratios, as well as other issues concerning the former CEO, Wendy Mamoon.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
The defendants' primary contention was that all three plaintiffs voluntarily resigned.

Settlement Discussions

The highest offer was $550,000, withdrawn during trial. The lowest demand was $3 million.

Result

Defense verdict.

Other Information

Plaintiffs' counsel called defendant's economics expert as a witness during their case-in-chief. FILING DATE: Oct. 25, 2006.

Deliberation

four hours

Poll

10-2 (on all issues)

Length

11 days