Legal Opinion
Nanavati v. Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 24, 1988No. Nos. 86-5778, 86-5819PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This case arises out of a bitter and quite public personal feud between Suketu H. Nanavati, M.D., and Robert J. Sorensen, M.D., two physicians at Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital (“the Hospital”), a small Cape May Court House, New Jersey hospital. The feud has spawned two actions with numerous claims: (1) federal antitrust claims (each has sued the other on an antitrust theory); (2) reciprocal slander suits involving the hospital as well as the physicians; (3) race discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
53 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by24 opinions
- Alvord-Polk, Inc. v. F. Schumacher & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Doe v. LiberatoreDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
- McCarter v. MitchamCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- John M. Peduto and El-Ro, Inc. v. City of North WildwoodCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- In Re Smith.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.