VanStelle v. MacAskill

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• indicating that where a doctor’s business card references both a hospital and medical office, there is not necessarily an inference that the doctor is employed by the hospital
• noting that the plaintiffs had not necessarily shown that the hospital defendants reasonably caused the plaintiffs to believe the doctor was acting as their agent; the mere fact that a patient goes to a hospital for treatment is insufficient
• insufficient representation by hospital of control over physician’s practice to hold hospital landlord vicariously liable for physician who practiced in leased space in office building owned by hospital and who had staff privileges at hospital
• insufficient representation by hospital of control over physician's practice to hold hospital landlord vicariously liable for physician who practiced in leased space in office building owned by hospital and who had staff privileges at hospital

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