Legal Opinion
Michael Day, Jr. v. Johns Hopkins Health System
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2018No. 17-2120PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs brought suit against Dr. Paul Wheeler and Johns Hopkins Health System et al. for Wheeler's actions as an expert witness in administrative hearings for the Federal Black Lung Program. This lawsuit included a federal claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Pub. L. No. 91-452, Title IX (1970) (codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968 (2012) ), as well as a variety of state law claims. The district court dismissed each of these claims on the basis of the Witness Litigation Privilege, which protects witnesses who testify in…
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