Legal Opinion
Benson v. St. Joseph Regional Health Center
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 10, 2009No. 07-20726PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Royal Benson, a doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, had his medical privileges terminated at the defendant hospital. He alleges that this occurred as a result of a malicious and unreasonable peer review. Benson sued the hospital and numerous individuals involved in the peer-review process. The district court granted summary judgment to all Defendants. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
Benson joined the Brazos Valley Women’s Center as an associate OB/GYN in 1992. Around the same time, he…
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