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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment

Apr. 24, 2019

UC Irvine surgeon wins $2 million for retaliation

A Santa Ana jury awarded $2 million to a UC Irvine neurosurgeon who claims he was forced out of the department for complaining that the new director was prioritizing patient and surgery volume over quality of care.

A Santa Ana jury awarded $2 million to a UC Irvine neurosurgeon who claims he was forced out of the department for complaining the new director was prioritizing patient and surgery volume over quality of care.

Dr. Mark Linskey, a tenured professor at UC Irvine School of Medicine and former chair of the neurological surgery department, said when his concerns about the new chair went unheeded, he filed a grievance with the university....

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