Php Healthcare Corporation v. Emsa Limited Partnership

OPINION

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by EMSA Limited partnership (EMSA), a contract provider of medical services, from an adverse judgment in a diversity action brought by its competitor, PHP Health Care Corporation (PHP), which turned on the enforceability of a “limitation of practice” covenant in personal services contracts EMSA had with the physicians it employed. The district court, applying Florida law, held the covenant not enforceable, and gave judgment for PHP. On EMSA’s appeal, we affirm, though on more narrow grounds and on somewhat different reasoning than the district…