COWELL v. GOOD SAMARITAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE

No. 63845-9-I.

225 P.3d 294 (2009)

153 Wash.App. 911

Pamela D. COWELL, M.D., Appellant, v. GOOD SAMARITAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE; Good Samaritan Surgery Center; Cecil Snodgrass, M.D.; Michelle Waterland, R.N.; Bret Lambert, M.D.; Carrie Wong, M.D., Elizabeth Lien, M.D.; Kevin Taggart, M.D.; Maureen Smith, M.D.; Robert Wright, M.D.; Executive Committee of Good Samaritan Hospital; Board of Directors of Good Samaritan Hospital; and Does A-Z, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 28, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy Lilliedoll, Judith Lonnquist, Law Offices of Judith A. Lonnquist, P.S., Seattle, WA, Nicholas Kadar, Cranbury, NJ, for Appellant.

Greg Montgomery, Miller Nash LLP, Howard Goodfriend, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


LEACH, J.

¶ 1 Dr. Pamela Cowell appeals the summary judgment dismissal of her claims for damages against Good Samaritan Health Care1 and various practitioners who participated in the peer review process leading to the suspension and termination of her privileges. She claims to have raised a question of fact about respondents' entitlement to immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA or Act), 42 U.S.C. &...

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