In March 1987, Mr. Doe filed a Federal lawsuit contending that the hospital had violated the Rehabilitation Act by discriminating against him.

With that demotion, the jury found on Nov. 5, the hospital violated a whistle-blower protection law.

Filed by Brooklyn Legal Services, the suit says the hospital routinely fails to provide proper care to HIV-infected patients, treats them rudely and violates their confidentiality.

Last month, an administrative law judge ruled that the hospital had violated Federal labor laws through a series of actions and ordered it to negotiate with the nurses immediately.

He also said the hospital had not violated his confidentiality.

In response she had argued that the hospital violated her due process rights by not investigating the actual content of her speech.

Records show that its central charges focus on whether the hospitals violated the False Claims Act.

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, found that the hospital violated Ms. Vega's common-law right of bodily self-determination.

These allegations led to a formal investigation by the Illinois Department of Public Health, which stated that the hospital violated no state laws.

It is among a group of hospitals being sued by plaintiffs' lawyers across the country contending that the hospitals violated their obligation as charities by overcharging people without insurance.