Zeigler v. Rater

  1. October 01, 2019

    Worker Not Libeled By Unfit-For-Duty Report, 1st Circ. Rules

    The First Circuit on Tuesday rejected an information technology worker's libel suit over a psychiatrist's conclusion that he was unfit for work, finding scant evidence the psychiatrist was driven by revenge over a threatened malpractice suit.

  2. September 04, 2019

    Psychiatrist Retaliated After Legal Threat, 1st Circ. Told

    A psychiatrist committed libel when he told Atrius Health an employee was unfit to return to work, the employee's attorney told the First Circuit on Wednesday, saying the psychiatrist was illegally retaliating after he learned the employee might sue him.