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Court Blocks Defamation Suit Brought Against Doctor for Writing to Review Board


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January 8, 2021
On Thursday, in the Western District of Washington, Judge James L. Robart ruled that the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) prevented a doctor from being sued for defamation when presenting to the professional review board of the hospital allegations of professional misconduct by other medical professionals in that same institution. 
The underlying litigation involved the plaintiff, head of Neurosurgery at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA, filing suit against two defendants, Dr. Cobb and The Seattle Times, for the alleged publication of false accusations against the plaintiff. The plaintiff asserted that the defendants publicly defamed the plaintiff by proffering that the plaintiff intimidated and harassed patients, interfered with the quality of the subordinate physicians’ training, advocated for the hiding of medical errors affecting patients, and blocked patient referrals that failed to serve his ....

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