Melamed v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center CA2/1
Dr. Hoomad Melamed (Melamed), a physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Cedars), operated on a 12-year-old patient, causing complications requiring corrective surgery. The hospital suspended Melamed, who requested a peer review hearing challenging the suspension. Every level of administrative review upheld the suspension. Melamed did not seek mandamus review of these decisions. Melamed then filed suit against Cedars, William Brien, M.D., Rick Delamarter, M.D., Michael Langberg, M.D., Neil Romanoff, M.D., and medical staff (collectively the hospital) involved in the summary suspension decision. The hospital filed an anti-SLAPP motion, contending that Melamed’s claims arose out of a protected activity—the medical staff’s peer review process—and that Melamed could not show a probability of success on the merits. The trial court granted the motion. Melamed appeals the order granting the motion. We agree and therefore reverse the order.
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