STERNBERG v. NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSP., INC.

No. 219, 2012.

62 A.3d 1212 (2013)

Richard J. STERNBERG, M.D., Plaintiff Below-Appellant, v. NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSP., INC.; Daniel J. Werner; John Appiott, D.O.; Angel Alicea, M.D.; Harry Anthony, M.D.; Christopher Roberts, M.D.; Joseph Karnish, D.O.; Victor Dejesus, M.D.; Louis F. Owens, Jr., M.D.; Richard Simons, D.O.; James Rupp, M.D.; Judith Tobin, M.D.; Thomas Benz, M.D.; Marie Wolfgang, M.D.; and Stephen Carey, M.D., Defendant Below-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: February 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Wolcott, Jr., Esquire , of Potter Anderson & Carroon LLP, Wilmington, Delaware; Of Counsel: Kevin E. Raphael, Esquire (argued) and Christopher A. Iacono, Esquire of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Appellant.

David R. Hackett, Esquire , of Griffin & Hackett, P.A., Georgetown, Delaware for Appellee.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS, and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the Court en Banc.


RIDGELY, Justice:

Plaintiff-below/Appellant Richard J. Sternberg, M.D. ("Sternberg") brought an action against Defendants-below/Appellees Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, its CEO and members of the hospital's Medical Executive Committee ("MEC") (collectively "Nanticoke") for tortious interference with existing business relationships, defamation, and breach of the Medical Staff Bylaws. His legal action arose from a precautionary suspension of his clinical privileges imposed...

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