DORN v. MENDELZON

Docket No. A030558.

196 Cal.App.3d 933 (1987)

242 Cal. Rptr. 259

WILLIAM DORN III, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RONALD MENDELZON et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

December 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

George Holland and Holland, Sims & Cohen for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Leo J. O'Brien, Lawrence A. Margoles, Barfield, Dryden & Ruane, James J. Marchiano, James C. Martin, Joseph P. Mascovich and Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

McCARTY, J.*

Plaintiff-appellant William Dorn III, an orthopedic surgeon, brought an action for defamation against two hospitals and their administrators arising from the disclosure of evaluative information contained in plaintiff's personnel file. In this appeal from a summary judgment adverse to plaintiff, we consider the nature and extent of statutory privileges applicable to a hospital's communications...

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