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REPORTED IN THE COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS OF MARYLAND No. 2000 September Term, 1999

CAROL L. BENDER

v. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL, INC., ET AL.

Moylan, Davis, Thieme, JJ.

Opinion by Thieme, J.

Filed: September 7, 2000

This

is

an

appeal

from

a

summary

judgment

in

favor

of

appellees, Suburban Hospital, Inc., and William Minogue, M.D., Suburban's Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs. Appellant

Dr. Bender's complaint alleged that Suburban breached a contract of employment by terminating her clinical privileges and that both defendants defamed her and intentionally interfered with contractual relations and prospective advantage. prayed for injunctive relief and damages. The trial court first granted partial summary judgment for Suburban on the breach of contract count. It found that The complaint

Suburban's Medical Staff Bylaws, which guarantee that "[m]edical staff membership status and clinical privileges shall be granted or denied without regard to sex," did not create an enforceable obligation. The summary court later disposed of the the other counts Care on final

judgment,

finding

that

Health

Quality

Improvement Act ("HCQIA"), 42 U.S.C.

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