Burns v. Georgetown University Medical Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ANTOINETTE BURNS, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 13-898 (CKK) v. MATTHEW D. LEVY, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION 1 (March 14, 2019) Defendants Matthew D. Levy and Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (the “Hospital”) 2 invoke the peer review privilege in this jurisdiction to shield themselves from Plaintiff Antoinette Burns’ claim of negligent defamation. 3 Because the Court finds that the United States Air Force entities to which Defendants provided certain information about Plaintiff do not qualify as “peer review bodies”…