Retaliation Against Physicians - Diana Smigaj, MD Dr. Diana Smigaj, 60, who has practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Yakima since 1995, alleges in a lawsuit filed in November that the hospital has targeted her over the years because she is a woman and "a serious competitive threat" to its control over birth and maternity care in Yakima County. Washington Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Dr. Smigaj - Reverses lower court summary judgment for hospital, vacates the attorneys fees award to hospital and remand the case for trial - January 10, 2012 Read Decision in PDF format   HTML format "Not what the doctor ordered" - Yakima Herald Republic, published January 5, 2009 Read Article