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Iowa Court Rules Hospital Remarks About Doctor were Opinion


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Prescription Practices Called into Question: Iowa Court Applies Four-Factor Test to Physician’s Defamation Claim Based on Report to State Medical Board
Friday, July 30, 2021
The Supreme Court of Iowa recently reversed the judgment of a district court and remanded the matter with instructions to enter summary judgment in favor of Hamilton County Public Hospital, operating as Van Diest Medical Center (the “Hospital”).  The Supreme Court found that the Hospital’s alleged defamatory statements to the Iowa Board of Medicine (“IBM”) concerning Dr. Mark Andrew were nonactionable opinions even though some of the Hospital’s statements implied criminal conduct.
Investigation of Dr. Andrew’s Prescription Practices  ....

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