BOUTROS AND METROHEALTH

IN THE LEGAL BATTLE BETWEEN METROHEALTH AND FIRED C-E-O AKRAM BOUTROS (OCK rum BOO troes), A CUYAHOGA COUNTY JUDGE HAS DISMISSED TWO OF THE COUNTS FILED IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE HEALTH SYSTEM BY ITS FORMER LEADER.
A JUDGE THREW OUT 2 ALLEGATIONS BY BOUTROS WHO ACCUSED THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM OF MALICIOUS RETALIATION AND INTIMIDATION AGAINST HIM. BOUTROS WAS FIRED LAST YEAR, ACCUSED OF GIVING HIMSELF NEARLY $2 MILLION IN UNAUTHORIZED BONUSES- A CHARGE HE FIRMLY DENIES. HIS LAWSUIT OVER HIS DISMISSAL, HOWEVER, WILL PROCEED.