Legal Opinion
Shahinian v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 27, 2011No. B223366PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRIMES, J.
SUMMARY
The trial court granted a petition by Hrayr Shahinian (plaintiff or Shahinian), a physician then on the medical staff at defendant Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, to confirm an arbitration award in his favor. The arbitrator awarded plaintiff $508,124 in economic damages, $1,603,650 in emotional distress damages, and $2.58 million in punitive damages. The award also was deemed a voluntary withdrawal by plaintiff of medical staff membership and privileges at Cedars-Sinai.
Defendant appeals, claiming the award violated public policy and therefore exceeded the arbitrator’s…
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