Moore v. Williamsburg Regional Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge AGEE joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
In this case, a physician brings multiple state law and federal due process claims against a hospital and its officials for suspending his staff privileges based on allegations that he had sexually abused his adopted daughter. While the scope of immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq., certainly has limits, we think the immunity attaches to defendants under the circumstances here, and plaintiffs state law claims…
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