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STEPHEN HARRIS v. BRADLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER, INC. (SC 18068)
Katz, Palmer, Vertefeuille, Zarella and McLachlan, Js. Argued October 27, 2009--officially released May 18, 2010

Jo Anne Burgh, for the appellant (plaintiff). Michael G. Rigg, with whom, on the brief, was Roland

F. Young III, for the appellee (defendant).

Opinion

McLACHLAN, J. This appeal arises from the summary suspension of the medical privileges of the plaintiff, Stephen Harris, a physician, by the defendant, Bradley Memorial Hospital and Health Center, Inc. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant, rendered following the court's grant of the defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for remittitur, following a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff.1 The plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly: (1) concluded that the favorable termination doctrine applies in the context of an action brought by a physician seeking damages in connection with a hospital's suspension or termination of that physician's privileges; (2) reached the merits of the defendant's motion for remittitur despite the fact that it had rendered judgment in favor of the defendant on the basis of the favorable termination doctrine; (3) granted the defendant's motion for remittitur; (4) declined to award the plaintiff punitive damages; and (5) granted the defendant's motion for a directed verdict as to the plaintiff's claim pursuant to the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes

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