Methven v. Mclaren Med. Management, Inc.

BREACH OF CONTRACT

Methven v. Mclaren Med. Management, Inc.,
No. 242459, 242660 (Mich. Ct. App.
Nov. 20, 2003)

After a physician was awarded $178,225 for breach of employment
contract, he appealed the limitation placed on the award, and the management
company appealed
the award itself. The Michigan Court of Appeals found that the limitation
placed on the award was appropriate since the physician was unable to demonstrate
with reasonable certainty that he would have retained his clinical privileges
after a certain date.

The court also upheld the decision that the termination breached the employment
contract because the management group failed to follow the procedures outlined
in the contract for discharging an employee.