Legal Opinion
Stephen P. Sugarbaker, M. D. v. Ssm Health Care, D/B/A St. Marys Health Center
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1999No. 98-3199PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
This is a companion appeal to Nos. 98-2742 and 98-2748 in which we affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of St. Marys Health Center (St. Marys). In the present case, St. Mar-ys appeals from the district court’s judgment denying St. Marys’ motion for attorneys’ fees. We affirm.
I. Background
The basic facts associated with the legal dispute between Dr. Stephen P. Sugarbaker and St. Marys are included in our opinion in Nos. 98-2742 and 98-2743. The additional facts relevant to the present appeal are as follows.
St. Marys restricted and then…
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