Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Kennestone Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 17, 2004No. A03A2308PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Donald R. Taylor, M.D., appeals from an order of the Cobb County Superior Court granting summary judgment to Kennestone Hospital, Inc. and its governing body, Wellstar Health System, Inc. In several related enumerations of error, Taylor contends the superior court erred in finding Kennestone and Wellstar immune from liability under the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 1 (“the HCQIA”) for claims arising out of their decision denying Taylor’s application to renew his medical staff privileges. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
Summary judgment is…
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