Legal Opinion
Summers v. Ardent Health Services L.L.C.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 2011No. 32,202PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SERNA, Justice.
{1} Defendants Ardent Health Services, L.L.C. and Lovelace Health Systems, Inc. terminated the medical privileges of Plaintiff William K. Summers, M.D. following a formal professional review. Plaintiff subsequently filed a lawsuit for damages. Defendants moved for summary judgment under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 11101-11152 (1986), which provides immunity from damages for participants of professional peer review actions if four requirements are satisfied. The district court denied Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and the Court…
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