Legal Opinion
Owens v. New Britain General Hospital
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 14, 1994No. 14840PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
This appeal requires us to establish the proper test for determining whether a hospital sufficiently complied with its medical staff bylaw obligations for the purpose of terminating a physician’s medical staff privileges. We conclude that the substantial compliance test is the proper standard by which to review the hospital’s compliance with the bylaws, and therefore affirm the judgment of the Appellate Court.
The following undisputed facts are relevant to this appeal. The plaintiff, Guy Owens, is a neurosurgeon who enjoyed surgical privileges at the defendant, New Britain General Hospital…
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