Eufaula Hospital Corporation v. Lawrence

SHAW, Justice.

Eufaula Hospital Corporation, formerly doing business as Lakeview Community Hospital (“Lakeview”); Foley Hospital Corporation, formerly doing business as South Baldwin Regional Medical Center (“South Baldwin”); and CHS Professional Services Corporation (“CHSPSC”), the defendants below, appeal from the trial court’s order certifying as a class action the breach-of-contract claims asserted by Arleana Lawrence and Lisa Nichols. We vacate the trial court’s class-action-certification order and remand the case.

Facts and Procedural History

In March 2003, Lawrence twice visited Lakeview…