Paul H. Deutsch, M.D. v. Backus Corporation d/b/a The William W. Backus Hospital: A Norwich doctor was awarded $139,857 after a Hartford jury determined that a Norwich hospital acted in bad faith when it suspended the doctor for professional misconduct based on false information.
For several years starting in 2005, Dr. Paul H. Deutsch of Norwich faced accusations that he had improperly accessed patients’ medical records online using another doctor’s password and then forwarded those records to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, along with an anonymous complaint. His motive, Backus Hospital claimed, was to draw attention to allegedly improper care some patients were receiving from Backus Hospital doctors.
