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E.D. Pennsylvania· 12/6/1994

Corrigan v. Methodist Hospital

Citations

  • 869 F. Supp. 1208
  • 1994 WL 686626
  • 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21837

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  • allowing punitive damages claim based on ratification to proceed where a physician sought and received approval to use an experimental device in surgery without the patient’s consent
  • finding an expert’s opinion criticizing the hospital for credentialing surgeons either with knowledge of, or failing to learn of, malpractice claims in their history sufficed to raise an issue of material fact that precluded summary judgment
  • finding an expert’s opinion criticizing the hospital for credentialing surgeons either with knowledge of, or failing to learn of, malpractice claims in their history sufficed to raise an issue of material fact that precluded summary judgment

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Judges: Joyner

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