United States First Circuit

Under Massachusetts Whistleblower Statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, 185(b), evidence that supervisor created position for a friend and told subordinate that he expected his friend to be hired is sufficient evidence that supervisor improperly ordered subordinate to hire the friend.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2001
• Published 12/03/2001

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before Torruella, Circuit Judge, Gibson, Senior Circuit Judge, and Lipez, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leonard H. Kesten, with whom Deidre Brennan Regan and Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alan R. Hoffman, with whom Lynch, Brewer, Hoffman & Sands LLP were on brief, for appellee.