Legal Opinion

Burton v. William Beaumont Hospital

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided December 3, 2004No. 04-72735PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS

COHN, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This is a health-care case that plaintiffs eventually seek to certify as a class action. 1 Plaintiffs Jennifer Burton, Francis Burton, and Nia Burton 2 (collectively referred to as the Burtons) are suing Defendants William Beaumont Hospital and Beaumont Properties, Inc. (collectively referred to as Beaumont), 3 American Hospital Association (AHA), and John Does 1 through 10.

The complaint is highly argumentative and is not in conformity with Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a), which calls…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Baker v. McCollanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Alexander v. SandovalSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  5. Vivian J. Scheid v. Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Nygaard v. Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health SystemSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Quinn v. BJC Health Sys.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2005
  3. Kolari v. New York-Presbyterian HospitalDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
  4. Lorens v. Catholic Health Care PartnersDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2005
  5. Bobo v. Christus HealthDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2005

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