Legal Opinion

Dworkin v. St. Francis Hospital, Inc.

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided October 3, 1986PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’HARA, Judge.

Plaintiff comes before the Court by way of a motion to compel discovery of evidence allegedly protected by privilege. For the reasons stated herein, plaintiff’s motion is hereby granted in part.

The controversy underlying the present motion concerns two decisions made by the Executive Committee of defendant St. Francis Hospital (“SFH”) on May 18 and June 3, 1982, to first limit, and then terminate, the medical privileges of plaintiff Dr. Albert Dworkin. 1 Specifically, plaintiff seeks compensatory damages, alleging that the Committee’s decisions were made without adequate care,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Garrow v. Elizabeth General Hospital and DispensarySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
  2. Miller v. Indiana HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Spencer v. COMM. HOSPITAL OF EVANSTONAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. Guerrero v. Burlington County Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
  5. Storrs v. Lutheran Hospitals & Homes Society of America, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Cruger v. LoveSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. Florida Hosp. Waterman, Inc. v. BusterSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  3. Lipson v. Anesthesia Services, P.A.Superior Court of Delaware · 2001
  4. Egan v. ST. ANTHONY'S MEDICAL CENTERSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
  5. Beverly Enterprises-Florida, Inc. v. IvesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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