Supreme Court of California

The procedure for striking complaints in harassing lawsuits, commonly known as SLAPP suits, set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 is available in a lawsuit brought by a hospital staff physician and arising out of a disciplinary recommendation by the hospital's peer review committee.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2006
• Published 07/20/2006

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald W. Odell, Lone Pine, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Catherine I. Hanson, San Francisco, Gregory M. Abrams, and John D. Harwell, Manhattan Beach, for California Medical Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Horvitz & Levy, David M. Axelrad, Jon B. Eisenberg, Jeremy D. Rosen, Encino;  DiCaro, Coppo & Popcke, Carlo Coppo, Srinivas Hanumadass, Carlsbad;  and Douglas Buchanan, for Defendants and Respondents., Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Barry S. Landsberg, Terri D. Keville and Doreen Wener Shenfeld, Los Angeles, for Catholic Healthcare West and the Regents of the University of California as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora, Harry W.R. Chamberlain II, Robert M. Dato and Brian P. Barrow, Costa Mesa, for Association of Southern California Defense Counsel as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Lois Richardson;  Foley & Lardner, Lowell C. Brown, Sarah G. Benator and Patricia M. Kosich, Los Angeles, for California Hospital Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.