Women's Regional Healthcare, P.A. v. FemPartners of North Texas, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.
This is an appeal of the trial court’s confirmation of an arbitration award of $805,927.39 to appellees, FemPartners of North Texas, Inc. and FemPartners, Inc. In two issues, appellant, Women’s Regional Healthcare, P.A. (WRH), contends that the contract that contained an arbitration provision was illegal because it violated the unauthorized-corporate-practice-of-medi-eine doctrine and, therefore, the arbitration clause was unenforceable because it was included in an illegal contract. We affirm.
Background
FemPartners is a company that acquires the assets of…
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