More than 10 years after a plastic surgeon was stripped of her hospital privileges after bringing a handgun to a St. Joseph’s Hospital operating room, a judge has tossed out her claims of negligence and breach of contract against the hospital.

Fulton County State Court Chief Judge John Mather had already dismissed claims including false arrest and defamation stemming from the 2004 incident, when Dr. Susan Kolb was detained by security personnel after performing surgery. Mather granted a motion to seal nearly all of the substantive filings in the case, but documents including complaint and some of Mather’s orders remain open to public view.

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