Legal Opinion
Walton v. Jennings Community Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 26, 1989No. 88-1613PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
A surgeon, Richard Walton, resigned from the medical staff of Jennings Community Hospital, Inc. (“Jennings”) following the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against him. Before leaving, Walton negotiated a settlement agreement with Jennings that specified what the hospital was to say in response to any inquiries regarding Walton’s future employment. When Jennings’ administrator, Louie Vaught, was subsequently contacted by a hospital interested in employing Walton, Vaught did not abide by the terms of the settlement agreement. Walton has sued the hospital and Vaught…
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