Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C.

Document

Cited authorities 50

Cited in 14

Precedent Map

Decision Date	20 March 2013
Docket Number	No. C 11–4047–MWB.,C 11–4047–MWB.
Citation	934 F.Supp.2d 1026
Court	U.S. District Court — Northern District of Iowa
Parties	Edward P. HAGEN, D.O., Plaintiff, v. SIOUXLAND OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, P.C., an Iowa Corporation, Paul J. Eastman, M.D., Tauhni T. Hunt, M.D., Angela J. Aldrich, M.D., and Kimberly A. Lief, Defendants.

934 F.Supp.2d 1026

Edward P. HAGEN, D.O., Plaintiff,

v.SIOUXLAND OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, P.C., an Iowa Corporation, Paul J. Eastman, M.D., Tauhni T. Hunt, M.D., Angela J. Aldrich, M.D., and Kimberly A. Lief, Defendants.

No. C 11–4047–MWB.

United States District Court,

N.D. Iowa,

Western Division.

March 20, 2013.

Stanley E. Munger, Jay Elliott Denne, Munger, Reinschmidt & Denne, Sioux City, IA, for Plaintiff.

Annemarie M. Kelly, Barry G. Vermeer, Gislason & Hunter, LLP, Des Moines, IA, Dustan J. Cross, Gislason & Hunter LLP, New ULM, MN, Joseph L. Fitzgibbons, Fitzgibbons Law Office, Estherville, IA, Jeff W. Wright, Heidman Law Firm, LLC, Sioux City, IA, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND MOTION TO STRIKE

MARK W. BENNETT, District Judge.

+-------------------+
                ¦TABLE OF CONTENTS  ¦
                +-------------------¦
                ¦                   ¦
                +-------------------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦I.  ¦INTRODUCTION                                           ¦1030  ¦
                +-------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦A.  ¦Factual Background                                        ¦1030   ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦1.  ¦Siouxland                                             ¦1031  ¦
                +----+----+----+------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦2.  ¦Expansion of Siouxland                                ¦1031  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦South Dakota                                      ¦1032  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Minnesota                                         ¦1032  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦3.  ¦Hagen's behavior                                      ¦1032  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦Prior behavior concerns                           ¦1033  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Hagen's behavior at Siouxland and St. Luke's      ¦1033  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦4.  ¦Applications for medical licensure                    ¦1034  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦Wisconsin application                             ¦1035  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Minnesota application                             ¦1035  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦5.  ¦Hospital Incident on November 5, 2009                 ¦1037  ¦
                +----+----+----+------------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦6.  ¦Termination                                           ¦1038  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦B.  ¦Procedural Background                                     ¦1041   ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦     ¦                                                              ¦       ¦
                +-----+--------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦II.  ¦MOTION TO STRIKE                                              ¦1041   ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦A.  ¦Standards For Motion To Strike                            ¦1042   ¦
                +----+----+----------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦    ¦B.  ¦Analysis                                                  ¦1042   ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦      ¦                                                             ¦       ¦
                +------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦III.  ¦MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT                          ¦1043   ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦A.  ¦Summary Judgment Standards                                ¦1043   ¦
                +----+----+----------------------------------------------------------+-------¦
                ¦    ¦B.  ¦The Licensure Application Claims                          ¦1044   ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦  ¦1.  ¦Whether Siouxland, Eastman, Hunt, and Aldrich ratified Lief's actions in completing Hagen's licensure applications  ¦1044  ¦
                ¦    ¦  ¦    ¦                                                                                                                    ¦      ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦Arguments of the parties                          ¦1044  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Analysis                                          ¦1045  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦2.  ¦Fraudulent misrepresentation                          ¦1045  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦Arguments of the parties                          ¦1045  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Analysis                                          ¦1045  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦3.  ¦Conspiracy to defraud                                 ¦1046  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦Arguments of the parties                          ¦1046  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Analysis                                          ¦1046  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦4.  ¦Forgery                                               ¦1046  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦Arguments of the parties                          ¦1046  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Analysis                                          ¦1047  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦5.  ¦Promissory estoppel                                   ¦1047  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦Arguments of the parties                          ¦1048  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Analysis                                          ¦1048  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦   ¦   ¦6.  ¦Tortious interference with prospective business advantage  ¦1048  ¦
                +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦a.  ¦Arguments of the parties                          ¦1048  ¦
                +----+----+---+----+--------------------------------------------------+------¦
                ¦    ¦    ¦   ¦b.  ¦Analysis                                          ¦1049  ¦
                +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                ¦    ¦C.  ¦The Termination Claims                                    ¦1050   ¦

...

To continue reading

Request your trial

Subscribers can access the reported version of this case.

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Request your trial

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more.
Thousands of Data Sources

Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the world’s leading publishers.
Find What You Need, Quickly

Advanced A.I. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research.
Over 2 million registered users

Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world.

Subscribers are able to see a list of all the cited cases and legislation of a document.

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Request your trial

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more.
Thousands of Data Sources

Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the world’s leading publishers.
Find What You Need, Quickly

Advanced A.I. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research.
Over 2 million registered users

Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world.

Subscribers are able to see a list of all the documents that have cited the case.

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Request your trial

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more.
Thousands of Data Sources

Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the world’s leading publishers.
Find What You Need, Quickly

Advanced A.I. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research.
Over 2 million registered users

Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world.

Subscribers are able to see the revised versions of legislation with amendments.

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Request your trial

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more.
Thousands of Data Sources

Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the world’s leading publishers.
Find What You Need, Quickly

Advanced A.I. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research.
Over 2 million registered users

Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world.

Subscribers are able to see any amendments made to the case.

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Request your trial

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more.
Thousands of Data Sources

Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the world’s leading publishers.
Find What You Need, Quickly

Advanced A.I. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research.
Over 2 million registered users

Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world.

Subscribers are able to see a visualisation of a case and its relationships to other cases. An alternative to lists of cases, the Precedent Map makes it easier to establish which ones may be of most relevance to your research and prioritise further reading. You also get a useful overview of how the case was received.

Request your trial

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more.
Thousands of Data Sources

Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the world’s leading publishers.
Find What You Need, Quickly

Advanced A.I. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research.
Over 2 million registered users

Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world.

Subscribers are able to see the list of results connected to your document through the topics and citations Vincent found.

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Request your trial

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more.
Thousands of Data Sources

Updated daily, vLex brings together legal information from over 750 publishing partners, providing access to over 2,500 legal and news sources from the world’s leading publishers.
Find What You Need, Quickly

Advanced A.I. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research.
Over 2 million registered users

Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world.

8 cases

Clasing v. Hormel Corp.
- United States
- U.S. District Court — Northern District of Iowa
- January 21, 2014
...1998).Royal Indem. Co. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co., 786 N.W.2d 839, 846 (Iowa 2010); see Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., 934 F.Supp.2d 1026, 1053 (N.D.Iowa 2013) (citing Royal Indem. Co., 786 N.W.2d at 846, for the elements of a breach-of-contract claim under Iowa law); [993 ......
Hawkeye Land Co. v. ITC Midwest LLC
- United States
- U.S. District Court — Northern District of Iowa
- August 11, 2015
...at the time of the tortious conduct." Id. (citing Nesler, 452 N.W.2d at 195–96 ).In Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C., 934 F.Supp.2d 1026, 1049 (N.D.Iowa 2013), a case that recently came before me, the parties similarly disputed whether the plaintiff "provided sufficient evid......
Cmty. Voiceline, L.L.C. v. Great Lakes Commc'n Corp.
- United States
- U.S. District Court — Northern District of Iowa
- January 31, 2014
...224 (Iowa 1998).Royal Indem. Co. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co., 786 N.W.2d 839, 846 (Iowa 2010); see Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Genecology, P.C., 934 F. Supp. 2d 1026, 1053 (N.D. Iowa 2013) (citing Royal Indem. Co., 786 N.W.2d at 846, for the elements of a breach-of-contract claim under Iow......
LM Ins. Corp. v. Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Serv. Co.
- United States
- U.S. District Court — Northern District of Iowa
- March 8, 2019
...Molo Oil Co. v. River City Ford Truck Sales, Inc., 578 N.W.2d 222, 224 (Iowa 1998)); see also Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Genecology, P.C., 934 F. Supp. 2d 1026, 1053 (N.D. Iowa 2013) (citing Royal Indem., 786 N.W.2d at 846, for the elements of a breach of contract claim under Iowa law)......

Request a trial to view additional results

Hagen v. Siouxland Obstetrics & Gynecology, P.C.

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Thousands of Data Sources

Find What You Need, Quickly

Over 2 million registered users

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Thousands of Data Sources

Find What You Need, Quickly

Over 2 million registered users

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Thousands of Data Sources

Find What You Need, Quickly

Over 2 million registered users

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Thousands of Data Sources

Find What You Need, Quickly

Over 2 million registered users

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Thousands of Data Sources

Find What You Need, Quickly

Over 2 million registered users

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Thousands of Data Sources

Find What You Need, Quickly

Over 2 million registered users

You can sign up for a trial and make the most of our service including these benefits.

Why Sign-up to vLex?

Over 100 Countries

Thousands of Data Sources

Find What You Need, Quickly

Over 2 million registered users