Overview

• NUMC’s parent company filed a 47-page complaint seeking at least $10 million in punitive damages on counts of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.
• The lawsuit alleges Ryan approved over $1 million in improper termination payouts for herself and 13 executives, including $237 000 in excess severance for her own departure.
• It claims Ryan submitted a $7 800 reimbursement for a canceled Chicago trip despite objections from the hospital’s accounting department.
• The board accuses Ryan of orchestrating coordinated evidence tampering, wiping activity from multiple computers and shredding 40 containers of records.
• Ryan has described the lawsuit as politically motivated and signaled plans for her own legal response while a state-commissioned Deloitte audit and requests for criminal inquiry remain ongoing.