Legal Opinion
Meyers v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2003No. 01-6190, 01-6217PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLELAND, District Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants Dr. Robert Meyers (“Meyers”) and his wife, Dr. Mary Meyers, initiated this action against multiple defendants after the Board of Trustees of Logan Memorial Hospital denied Meyers’ reappointment to the hospital’s medical staff. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants, finding that they were immune under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (“HCQIA”), 42 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq. Defendants moved for an award of costs and attorney’s fees under the HCQIA, and the district court denied their motion. Plaintiffs appeal…
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