Doctor who was sued by hospital says he was framed in gun case.(Outliers: Asides & Insides)(physician Michael Fitzgibbons- case)(integrated healthcare holdings merge, case against Fitzgibbons)

Modern Healthcare, July, 2006

Less than a month after successfully fending off a lawsuit by the owners of Western Medical Center-Santa Ana (Calif.), outspoken physician Michael Fitzgibbons could soon wind up back in court, this time defending himself against the unlikely charge of road rage.

On June 28, Santa Ana police received a 911 call from an unidentified motorist-who now is nowhere to be found-claiming to have witnessed someone in a brown Toyota Camry wearing black gloves and brandishing a gun during a traffic altercation. Armed with a license plate number, officers quickly traced the car to Western ...