Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Columbia/HCA of Central Louisiana, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided June 9, 1997No. Civil Action 96-2839PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING
LITTLE, Chief Judge.
As the stay of this matter is lifted, we consider again the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. This case requires the court to apply a maxim stated by the English philosopher John Donne: “I observe the physician with the same diligence as he the disease.” 1 We apply the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (the “HCQIA”), 42 U.S.C. § 11101, et seq., which establishes immunity for physician peer review committee actions in qualifying circumstances. 2 This suit is precisely the type that the HCQIA is intended to prevent. For the reasons that follow,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Alan D. Gordon, M.D. Alan D. Gordon, M.D., P.C., a Corporation Mifflin County Community Surgical Center, a Corporation v. Lewistown HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Misischia v. St. John's Mercy Medical CenterMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- Poliner v. Texas Health SystemsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Clark v. Columbia/HCA Information Services, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 2001
- Brinton v. IHC Hospitals, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1998
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