Legal Opinion
Crestview Hospital Corp. v. Coastal Anesthesia, P.A.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 9, 2016No. 1D15-4392PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtOsterhaus, J.
In 2011, the chief executive officer of North Okaloosa Medical Center (NOMC) complained to the hospital’s anesthesia contractor about one of its anesthesiologists. He reported that the doctor was behaving disruptively and the hospital no longer wanted him assigned there. The contractor acted on this complaint and removed the doctor. After being forced to resign, the doctor sued the CEO and the hospital for defamation. After a trial, the jury found the hospital defendants liable for defamation and awarded the doctor compensatory and punitive damages.
The hospital defendants now raise several…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Frank Special v. West Boca Medical CenterSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
- Nodar v. GalbreathSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Abraham v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- McCurdy v. CollisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Coogler v. RhodesSupreme Court of Florida · 1896
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Crestview Hospital Corp. v. Coastal Anesthesia, P.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017