Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Trident Medical Center, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided December 8, 2003No. 3706PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, J.:
Trident Medical Center (Trident) appeals the circuit court’s finding that the agreement between Trident and James C. Thornton does not involve interstate commerce and, therefore, is not subject to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 2 (1999). We reverse.
FACTSIPROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1999, Trident was suffering from a shortage of qualified physicians in its cardiovascular surgery group, South Carolina Cardiovascular Associates (“SCCA”). To alleviate this shortage, Trident began an effort to recruit physicians from other parts of the country to join SCCA. To entice physicians…
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