The two attorneys representing former Bridgeport Hospital employee Lucie Lukachik knew going into the trial earlier this month they had their work cut out for them. There was no smoking gun against the hospital in its termination of Lukachik for requesting family leave time to deal with mental health concerns.

Going into what ended up being a three-day trial in Bridgeport Superior Court, Ruane Attorneys At Law litigators Stephen Lebedevitch and Jason Lipsky said they focused on Lukachik’s own testimony, the credibility of hospital staff, and the alleged illegal punishment of Lukachik for taking time off to deal with her mental health issues. The hospital fired Lukachik on April 11, 2014.