Case Name:	Susan Boutwell s Siouxland Women's Health Care
Case Number:	LACV184443
Date of Trial:	10/19/2021		Venue:	Woodbury County
Casetype/Claims:	Employment - Wrongful discharge
Judge:	Patrick H Tott
Plaintiff's Counsel:	Anthony J. Bribriesco, Gabriela Navarro		Defendant's Counsel:	Richard H Moeller
Verdict:	For Plaintiff. Jury found that Plaintiff’s filing of a workers compensation claim or the exercise of her rights under the workers compensation act from employment was the determining factor in her discharge from employment and awarded damages: Lost wages from date of discharge to the present $160, 528.60 Future lost wages $347,666.40 Past Emotional/Mental Pain and Suffering $500,000 Future Emotional/Mental Pain and Suffering $250,000 Total $1,258,195 Punitive damages $1,000,000
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Statement of Case: This is a civil case brought by Susan Boutwell against the defendant, Siouxland Women’s Health Care, P.C. (“the Clinic”). Ms. Boutwell alleges that the Clinic wrongfully terminated her as a result of Ms. Boutwell’s medical care for a work injury. The Clinic denies that it wrongfully terminated Ms. Boutwell. Statement of Case Defendant: Defendant Siouxland Women’s Health Care, P.C. denies Plaintiff’s claims. Defendant Siouxland Women’s Health Care, P.C. maintains that it terminated Plaintiff Susan Boutwell’s employment because she was expected to be absent from work for an undetermined extended period of time, and she was no longer capable of performing the essential job functions of a sonographer
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Official Jury Verdict Form:
Boutwell vs Siouxland Women's Health Center notice of appeal.pdf
Documents of interest: (when available)
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