Susan O'Horo, M.D. v. Boston Medical Center Corporation, et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a) ("Title VII"); the corresponding Massachusetts law, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B ("Chapter 151B"); and the Massachusetts Health Care Whistleblower Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 187 ("MHCWA") theories.



Susan O'Horo ("Dr. O'Horo") was employed by Boston University Medical Center Radiologists, Inc. ("BUMCR") as an interventional radiologist and the Director of Quality and Safety in the Interventional Radiology ("IR") Division at Boston Medical Center Corporation ("BMC"). She was responsible for, among other things, reviewing and investigating safety reports based on complications that occurred during medical procedures. But Dr. O'Horo insists that she was unable to effectively carry out her duties and correct safety concerns because her workplace was permeated by discriminatory and

retaliatory animus. Indeed, she asserts that the workplace was so harsh that she was ultimately compelled to resign in January 2020.



Thereafter, on December 29, 2020, Dr. O'Horo filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of

Massachusetts against BUMCR, BMC, and Dr. Jorge Soto (collectively, "Defendants-Appellees"). As relevant to the instant appeal, Dr. O'Horo brought claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a) ("Title VII");

the corresponding Massachusetts law, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B ("Chapter 151B"); and the Massachusetts Health Care Whistleblower Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 187 ("MHCWA"). On November 21, 2022, Defendants-Appellees moved for summary judgment. United States Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal issued a report and recommendation ("R&R") granting the motion, which United States District Court Judge George A. O'Toole, Jr. adopted in its entirety. Dr. O'Horo appealed

Affirmed