Odrich v. Trustees of Columbia University

OPINION OF THE COURT

James A. Yates, J.

Petitioners Marc Odrich and Steven Odrich are New York licensed physicians, and board certified ophthalmologists who *121held faculty appointments at respondent Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons from 1992 and 1993, respectively, through June 30, 2001. In conjunction with their status as faculty members, they were afforded hospital privileges at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Respondents have terminated petitioners’ faculty appointments and hospital privileges because of their refusal to pay a “Dean’s Tax” of 10% of all their practice…