Case Name: PITTS et al. v. PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. et al.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 2006-06-06
Citations: 279 Ga. App. 637
Docket Number: A06A0234
Parties: PITTS et al. v. PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. et al.
Judges: Mikell and Adams, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 279
Pages: 637–638

Head Matter:
A06A0234.
PITTS et al. v. PHOEBE PUTNEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. et al.
(631 SE2d 830)

Opinion:
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
Following the dismissal of their suit against Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc. ("Phoebe Putney"), Bonnie Pitts, Sam Farkas, and Bobby Kendricks, Sr., appeal, contending that the trial court erred in dismissing their claims for (1) breach of contract, (2) violation of the Georgia Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, (3) unjust enrichment, (4) breach of fiduciary duty, and (5) declaratory and injunctive relief. Appellants' claims stem from their allegation that Phoebe Putney, which operates a nonprofit hospital, charges uninsured patients more than it charges patients covered by insurance or Medicare or Medicaid. Upon a review of the record, we have determined that this case is not materially different from Cox v. Athens Regional Med. Center, in which we affirmed the dismissal of identical claims made by similar plaintiffs. Therefore, we affirm the dismissal here.
Judgment affirmed.
Mikell and Adams, JJ., concur.
Decided June 6, 2006
Vroon & Crongeyer, Bryan A. Vroon, John W. Crongeyer, Brown, Scoccimaro & Weaver, Ralph O. Scoccimaro, for appellants.
Langley & Lee, Carl R. Langley, McKenna, Long & Aldridge, Phillip A. Bradley, Samantha M. Rein, for appellees.
Cox v. Athens Regional Med. Center, 279 Ga. App. 586 (631 SE2d 792) (2006).