Eileen Wayne v. Genesis Medical

Eileen Wayne, M.D., appeals the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment to the defendants in her action asserting violations of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 11101-52, and state law breach of contract, invasion of privacy, and defamation claims. Wayne, an ophthalmologist, brought this action against Genesis Medical Center and its pre-merger predecessor St. Luke’s Hospital (collectively, the hospital), 2 and six physicians, concerning events relating to the temporary suspension of her surgical privileges. We affirm.

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