UC Irvine Department of Neurological Surgery’s former chair, Mark Linskey, MD, has been awarded $5.8 million in a retaliation lawsuit against the university medical center, according to a May 24 report from the LATimes.
Dr. Linskey has been involved in litigation since 2016, when he claimed university officials retaliated against him after he spoke out about potential safety risks, abuse of power and economic waste at the system.
On May 9, an Orange County jury awarded damages based on retaliatory acts that Dr. Linskey said spanned from November 2015 to May 2025…