Baptist Health, Doing Business as Baptist Health Medical Center v. Todd P. Smith, M.D. v. Robert Casali, M.D., Third Party, Central Arkansas Vascular Surgery, P.A., Third Party

477 F.3d 540

BAPTIST HEALTH, doing business as Baptist Health Medical Center, Plaintiff,

v.

Todd P. SMITH, M.D., Defendant/Appellee,

v.

Robert Casali, M.D., Third Party, Defendant/Appellant,

Central Arkansas Vascular Surgery, P.A., Third Party, Defendant.

No. 06-1601.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Submitted: October 20, 2006.

Filed: February 9, 2007.

Krystal Taylor, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Beth M. Deere, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

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