Legal Opinion
Patel v. OMH Medical Center, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 27, 1999No. 90,489, 89,582PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
¶ 1 The dispositive issues tendered in these appeals are (1) whether the trial judge abused her discretion in ordering the Patel I judgment vacated, and (2) whether the litigation-related misconduct alleged here may be redressed through a civil action in tort. We answer the first question in the affirmative and the second in the negative.
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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION
¶2 Dr. Urvashi B. Patel (“Patel” or “plaintiff’), an anesthesiologist, entered into a contract in June’1992 with OMH Medical Center, Inc. (“OMH”) to practice anesthesiology and serve as director of anesthesia at OMH’s medical…
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