Taiwo Okusami, M.D. v. Psychiatric Institute of Washington, Inc.

I concur in my colleagues’ affirmance of the dismissal of the counts alleging violations of the antitrust laws, intentional infliction of emotional distress, denial of “statutory due process,” and conspiracy. I dissent from my colleagues’ reversal of the dismissal of the counts of negligence and tortious interference.

At the outset, I wish to set forth a complete procedural history of the case at the district level in order to allay any fear the reader might harbor that the District Court failed to provide the plaintiff with the liberal standard of construction contemplated by the Federal…