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DR. AMY DICHIARA v. SUMMIT MEDICAL GROUP, INC.; ST. ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER, INC.; DR. ROBERT PRICHARD; GARREN COLVIN

Posted by: David Lazar on Jul 15, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Christopher Wiest, CHRIS WIEST, ATTY AT LAW, PLLC, Covington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Michael J. Enzweiler, DRESSMAN BENZINGER LAVELLE, Covington, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Michael J. Enzweiler, DRESSMAN BENZINGER LAVELLE, Covington, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Christopher Wiest, Theodore J. Roberts, CHRIS WIEST, ATTY AT LAW, PLLC, Covington, Kentucky, Thomas B. Bruns, BRUNS CONNELL VOLLMAR & ARMSTRONG, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Michael J. Enzweiler, Mark D. Guilfoyle, Nicholas C. Birkenhauer, DRESSMAN BENZINGER LAVELLE, Covington, Kentucky, for Appellees.

Judge(s): SUTTON, Chief Judge; LARSEN and DAVIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky at Covington

LARSEN, Circuit Judge. Amy DiChiara was working as physician when her employer determined that its employees must either vaccinate against COVID-19 or get an exemption. DiChiara advocated against this policy and was eventually terminated. She sued her employer for retaliation under Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act; she also brought state claims for retaliation, discharge against public policy, breach of contract, and tortious interference with contract. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants and found that DiChiara’s claims failed as a matter of law. DiChiara has not shown that her termination violated state or federal law, so we AFFIRM.

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