Jennings v. SSM Health Care St. Louis

ROY L. RICHTER, Judge.

Dr. Anthony Jennings (“Dr. Jennings”) brought suit against SSM Health Care St. Louis (“SSM”) in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County. He appeals from the trial court’s granting of SSM’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Dr. Jennings argues that his claims were sufficiently pled to survive SSM’s motion to dismiss. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part.

I. BACKGROUND

Dr. Anthony Jennings was hired in 2002 to serve as an emergency room physician at St. Joseph’s Hospital West (“St. Joseph’s”), an affiliate of SSM.…