Souder v. Health Partners, Inc.

CRAWFORD, Presiding Judge, Western Section.

This case involves a contract arbitration clause and the Tennessee Open Meetings Act (Act). Defendant, Health Partners, Inc. (HP), appeals the Chancellor’s order denying its motion to compel arbitration and granting the Plaintiffs, Dr. Bob T. Souder, M.D. (Souder), motion for judgment on the pleadings.

HP is a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) that contracts with insurance companies and employers from Tennessee and other states. HP provides contracting third-party payors with a network of physicians. HP was created in 1994 under the authority of…