Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 318583.pub.pdf

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claims, he alleged that he had brought an action for damages, including on grounds of

unlawful discrimination, and

32. In retaliation against the plaintiff for his complaint of
unlawful discrimination, the defendant stripped him of his privileges to
practice interventional cardiology at the defendant's medical facilities in
Richland, Washington. This unlawful and retaliatory action occurred on
August 14,2008.
33. By its unlawful, retaliatory action described above, the
defendant has violated state and federal law prohibiting retaliation of the
sort alleged above.
34. As a direct and proximate result of the defendant's retaliation
alleged above, the plaintiff has been injured and has sustained economic
and noneconomic damages.

Clerk's Papers (CP) at 6.

2 In March 2012, Dr. Sambasivan voluntarily resigned his staff membership and
privileges.

No. 31858-3-III
Sambas ivan v. Kadlec Med. Ctr.

In 2010, Kadlec moved for summary judgment dismissal of all of Dr.

Sambasivan's claims. The trial court granted the motion as to all of the doctor's claims

except his restitution claim for uncompensated call coverage. The restitution claim

proceeded to a bench trial at which Dr. Sambasivan prevailed and was awarded damages

and his attorney fees related to that claim. The hospital was awarded attorney fees on

other claims that it had succeeded in having dismissed.

Both parties appealed. In this court's October 2012 opinion, we reversed the trial

court's dismissal of Dr. Sambasivan's federal and state retaliation claims and affirmed the

trial court in all other respects. In reversing dismissal of the retaliation claims we focused,