CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Dr. Akram Boutros filed a second lawsuit in Cuyahoga County Courtroom of Widespread Pleas Thursday towards The MetroHealth System, The MetroHealth Board of Trustees, Board Chair Vanessa L. Whiting and Vice Chair J.B. Silvers and all present members of the Board, in accordance with a press launch from the regulation agency representing Dr. Boutros
The swimsuit is for breach of contract, defamation, wrongful termination, and civil legal responsibility for felony acts associated to retaliation and intimidation, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
The MetroHealth Board of Trustees confirmed on Nov. 21 that it had terminated the employment of President and CEO Akram Boutros, M.D.
An investigation discovered Dr. Boutros licensed greater than $1,900,000 in supplemental bonuses to himself between 2018-2022 with out disclosing it to the Board, MetroHealth System Chair Vanessa Whiting mentioned.
The first lawsuit against the hospital was filed in late November.
Learn the second lawsuit grievance under:
MetroHealth launched the next assertion concerning the second lawsuit.
Dr. Boutros’s newest lawsuit is one other try to rewrite historical past.
As soon as once more, let’s be clear: Dr. Boutros was terminated as a result of we discovered he was paying himself nearly $2 million in bonuses that had not been licensed by the MetroHealth Board. It’s that straightforward. To say in any other case is to proceed to smear the status of the very establishment he claims to like and to undermine his successor.
We’re shifting on with a brand new CEO who’s dedicated to creating the communities and the sufferers we serve more healthy. This lawsuit is simply one other distraction, and we look ahead to getting again to our mission and give attention to the neighborhood.
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