HRS §663-1.4
When a doctor sued by another doctor can get legal costs paid
If one health care professional sues another for defamation or similar harm from peer review information, and the lawsuit is baseless and the defendant wins, the court must order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's defense costs, including attorney's fees.
The statute, as written — Payment of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in defense of suit
In any case brought by one health care professional against another for defamation, damage to reputation, or any other loss resulting from information provided by the second health care professional in any situation relating to a medical peer review proceeding, including the providing of information that may lead to the initiation of such a proceeding, if the second health care professional substantially prevails in the action, and if the action brought by the first health care professional was frivolous, unreasonable, without foundation, or in bad faith, then the court, at the conclusion of the action, shall award to the second health care professional the cost of defending against the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
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