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In ''Braswell v. Haywood Reg'l Med. Ctr.'', 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 9555 (4th Cir. Apr. 26, 2007), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Fourth Circuit]] applied [[HCQIA]] to hold in favor of a defendant hospital against a claim of defamation and breach of contract by a physician disciplined in a [[peer review]] proceeding.

In ''Braswell v. Haywood Reg'l Med. Ctr.'', 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 9555 (4th Cir. Apr. 26, 2007), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the [[Fourth Circuit]] applied [[HCQIA]] to hold in favor of a defendant hospital against a claim of defamation and breach of contract by a physician disciplined in a [[peer review]] proceeding.  This decision is unpublished and has restrictions on citing it as precedent.

The Fourth Circuit also ruled against the plaintiff physician on his retaliation claim against the public hospital, by holding that:

The Fourth Circuit also ruled against the plaintiff physician on his retaliation claim against the public hospital, by holding that: