Legal Opinion
East Texas Medical Center Cancer Institute v. Anderson
Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)
Decided December 15, 1998No. 12-97-00302-CVPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HADDEN, Justice.
East Texas Medical Center Cancer Institute (“the Institute”) appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict awarding Mitchell Anderson, M.D. (“Anderson”) damages for alleged slander and breach of contract. The Institute brings three issues on appeal. We will reverse and render.
BACKGROUND
Prior to August 29, 1996, the Institute, a private outpatient cancer treatment facility in Tyler, Texas, operated under an open medical staff arrangement. Under that arrangement, any medical doctor could obtain and maintain privileges to practice at the Institute. Anderson and other medical…
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