Clinca Sierra Vista v. Subramaniam CA5
This appeal involves a health care clinic’s special motion to strike a defamation cause of action asserted by a physician who had been employed by the clinic. The trial court denied the motion to strike under California’s anti-SLAPP statute and the clinic appealed.
This lawsuit began when the health care clinic sued the physician for breach of contract because he resigned before completing his two-year term of employment. The physician cross-complained, alleging defamation based on statements in an email from the clinic’s chief executive officer to other management personnel. The email stated the chief executive officer would report the physician to the Medical Board of California for patient abandonment if he resigned.
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