Legal Opinion
Purgess v. Sharrock
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 17, 1994No. Nos. 1425, 1669, Dockets, 93-7969, 93-9099PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRATT, Circuit Judge:
When Dr. Jan R. Purgess, an anesthesiologist, was terminated from employment at the Hospital for Special Surgery (“HSS”), he brought this action, asserting several claims against HSS and Dr. Nigel E. Sharrock, its Director of Anesthesiology. His claims included alleged violations of the federal antitrust laws plus state claims of breach of contract, defamation, and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage. The district court dismissed before trial all of the federal claims except a Sherman Act claim, which was dismissed by judgment as a matter of law…
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