Legal Opinion
Luis J. Laje v. R. E. Thomason General Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1977No. 76-1496PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, R. E. Thomason General Hospital challenges the correctness of a district court order which directed the county hospital to grant staff privileges to Dr. Luis Laje because the hospital’s denial of privileges was not supported by substantial evidence of incompetence and insubordination, the asserted grounds for the refusal of privileges.
The lawsuit originated upon Dr. Laje’s complaint in which he sought compensatory and punitive damages of $380,000 because of a deprivation of procedural due process in the hospital’s termination of his contract as clinical…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Dr. Kenneth A. Megill v. Board of Regents of the State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Doctor Robert Sosa v. Board of Managers of the Val Verde Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Philip S. Woodbury v. Neil McKinnon ChairmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Raymond Muzquiz v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
3Cited by32 opinions
- County of Tuolumne v. Sonora Community HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Luis J. Laje v. R. E. Thomason General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Curtis W. Caine, Jr., M.D. v. M.D. Hardy, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Garrow v. Elizabeth General Hospital and DispensarySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Cameron v. New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
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