The plaintiffs say the hospital could have prevented alleged abuse by the late Dr. Melvin Levine if it had reported accusations of abuse that arose while he worked in Boston from 1966 to 1985.
Levine killed himself last year after he was sued by alleged victims in Boston, where he was accused giving medically unnecessary genital exams to dozens of boys.
Levine later worked at the University of North Carolina Medical School.
Children's lawyers told a judge Thursday that the hospital had no legal obligation to forward the allegations.
The Boston Globe reports that a plaintiffs' attorney said the public relies on the medical community for such information.
