Legal Opinion
Rivell v. Private Health Care Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 2008No. 07-12387PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants Dr. William Andrew Rivell and Dr. Alan B. Whitehorse filed this action on behalf of themselves and similarly-situated Georgia physicians. Their amended complaint pleads equitable and legal claims against The Capella Group, Inc., d/b/a/ Care Entree (“Capella”) and Private Health Care Systems (“PHCS”) for appropriation of the doctors’ names and identities to market and sell medical discount cards. On defendants’ motions, the district court dismissed the complaint, holding that the doctors’ sole remedy was on the contract they entered into with defendant PHCS. Because this holding is…
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