Chhipwadia v. Zitman
Respondent Amisha Chhipwadia entered into a relocation agreement in 2000 with a local hospital under which she agreed to set up a medical practice in the hospitals service area in exchange for its guarantee to her of a fixed monthly collection amount for 12 months. At about the same time, Chhipwadia orally agreed with appellant Sheldon Zitman to join his medical practice; he agreed to pay her a fixed monthly salary, in exchange for which she assigned to him any payments she received from the hospital under the relocation agreement. Disputes arose later between the parties, resulting in a lawsuit by the hospital against Chhipwadia (the prior suit). Chhipwadia cross-complained against the hospital and Zitman, and he in turn cross-complained against her. That cross-complaint was based upon a purported written contract between Chhipwadia and Zitman that Chhipwadia contended was a sham. Zitman dismissed his cross-complaint without prejudice shortly before trial.
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