Surgeon Awarded $1.1 Million in Peer Review Case

A federal court jury awarded a surgeon in South Dakota damages of more that $1.1 million, finding that her former employer, Huron Regional Medical Center, breached her contract.

According to the suit, Dr. Linda Miller was forced to resign after a peer review process was held.  Dr. Miller claimed that the peer review process was held without her involvement, in violation of the bylaws, and that the hospital wrongly reported her to the NPDB.

For more information on the suit, please see the attached article that appeared in Argus Leader:  http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2017/05/10/jury-awards-surgeon-more-than-1-m-sham-peer-review-case/315434001/