Supreme Court of California

When a physician claims, under Health and Safety Code section 1278.5, that a hospital's quasi-judicial decision to restrict or terminate his or her staff privileges was itself a means of retaliating against the physician "because" he or she reported concerns about the treatment of patients, the physician need not first seek and obtain a mandamus judgment setting aside the hospital's decision before pursuing a statutory claim for relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/20/2014
• Published 02/20/2014

Judges

• BAXTER

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel