Sacked Grady CEO sues hospital board for breach of contract
Otis L. Story, the former CEO of Grady Hospital who was abruptly ousted in January as the hospital board prepared to hand over authority to a new, nonprofit corporation, filed a lawsuit Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court accusing the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority of breach of contract. The suit charges board chairwoman and acting Chief Executive Pamela S. Stephenson with engineering his dismissal so she could seize his job.
Story is asking for $1.8 million to cover his contractual salary, a $60,000 retention bonus and unspecified punitive damages.
Stephenson, an attorney and state representative, was named Grady CEO after Story’s firing.
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The 2007 Profiles
Leigh Braslow Altman By Janet L. Conley, Associate Editor
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Saba Ashraf By Andy Peters, Staff Reporter
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Russell S. Bonds By Janet L. Conley, Associate Editor
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Seth A. Cohen By R. Robin McDonald, Staff Reporter
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Mawuli M. Davis By Meredith Hobbs, Staff Reporter
Activist and criminal defense lawyer works with clients in and out of court to deter repeat business.
Harold E. Franklin Jr. By Katheryn Hayes Tucker, Staff Reporter
Whether he’s defending K&S clients in high-stakes liability cases or hosting 3,000 National Bar Association members, the Gate City Bar president is turning heads.
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Colleagues praise H.J. Russell & Co.’s GC for his maturity and judgment, while the company keeps adding jobs—vice president for legal affairs, corporate secretary—to his title.
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As a former Fulton ADA, she prosecuted ugly crimes. Four days into private civil practice, she was back in court.
Linley Jones By Alyson M. Palmer, Staff Reporter
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Joseph K. Mulholland By Alyson M. Palmer, Staff Reporter
Colleagues say his charisma, caring—and healthy self confidence—should take the South Georgia district attorney wherever he chooses.
W. Scott Ortwein By Aisha I. Jefferson, Staff Reporter
He chose not to follow his prosecutor father’s path. Instead, the co-leader of Alston & Bird’s securities group says he expects to find opportunity in corporate law.
Geoffrey E. Pope By Greg Land, Staff Reporter
Politicos on either side of the partisan divide praise the trial lawyer as a straight-talker in an arena bereft of straight talk.
Tilman E. “Tripp” Self III By Andy Peters, Staff Reporter
He was on the bench for fewer than two months when he was confronted with a case that challenged his beliefs.
Marvin L. Solomiany By Meredith Hobbs, Staff Reporter
Colleagues praise his ethics and calm demeanor as he counsels the (sometimes) rich and famous through high-asset divorces, custody issues and pre-nups.
