Legal Opinion
Patton v. St. Francis Hospital
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 20, 2003No. A03A0148PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
Following the termination of his clinical privileges at St. Francis Hospital, Dr. Robert M. Patton sued Dr. Fred M. Burdette and the hospital, seeking damages and injunctive relief. The trial court granted the motions for summary judgment filed by Burdette and the hospital after concluding that both were immune from Patton’s claims under the federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, 42 USC § 11101 et seq. (the “Act”), and under Georgia’s peer review and medical review statutes, OCGA §§ 31-7-130 et seq. and 31-7-140 et seq. Patton appeals this ruling, 1 contending…
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