EL-ATTAR v. HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER

No. S196830.

56 Cal.4th 976 (2013)

157 Cal. Rptr. 3d 533

301 P.3d 1146

OSAMAH EL-ATTAR, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

June 6, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lurie, Zepeda, Schmalz & Hogan, Kurt L. Schmalz and Neeru Jindal for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Law Offices of Astrid G. Meghrigian and Astrid G. Meghrigian for A. S. Moosa, M.D. , as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Law Offices of Astrid G. Meghrigian and Astrid G. Meghrigian for Theodore M. Mazer, M.D. , and other current or former California Chiefs of Staff as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Francisco J. Silva , Astrid G. Meghrigian and Long X. Do for California Medical Association and American Medical Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Horvitz & Levy, David S. Ettinger , H. Thomas Watson ; Christensen & Auer, Jay D. Christensen and Anna M. Suda for Defendant and Respondent.

Arent Fox, Lowell C. Brown and Sarah G. Benator for St. Joseph Health System as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

DiCaro, Coppo & Popcke, Carlo Coppo, Michael R. Popcke and Shelley A. Carder for BETA Healthcare Group as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Nossaman and Ann H. O'Connell for California Hospital Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Davis Wright Tremaine and Terri D. Keville for Good Samaritan Hospital, L.P., Los Robles Regional Medical Center, San Jose Healthcare System, LP, Riverside Healthcare System, LP, and West Hills Hospital as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Barry S. Landsberg , Doreen W. Shenfeld and Joanna S. McCallum for Dignity Health and Adventist Health System/West as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

LIU, J.

Hospitals in this state have a dual structure, consisting of an administrative governing body, which oversees the operations of the hospital, and a medical staff, which provides medical services and is generally responsible for ensuring that its members provide adequate medical care to patients at the hospital. In order to practice at a hospital, a physician must be granted staff privileges. Because a hospital's decision...

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