Opinion ID: 1702659
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 15

Heading: Letters to Radiology Services' Clients Regarding Rounsborg's Performance

Text: On December 17, 2003, Rounsborg sent letters to Radiology Services' clients. The letter noted that Radiology Services had hired a consultant and asked for any complaints, requests for review, or disciplinary actions that had been filed concerning Rounsborg's work at the facility, as well as any other feedback the client had regarding Radiology Services. The letter asked that the responses be sent directly to Rounsborg. Radiology Services claims that Hall drafted the letter and that the letters resulted in Radiology Services' losing three clientshospitals in Ord, Gothenburg, and Cambridge, Nebraska. Rounsborg was president of Radiology Services at the time he sent out the letters. He had hired Mazzuca to review Radiology Services' operations and sought feedback from clients. There is no evidence that Rounsborg was not authorized to solicit this type of information. Furthermore, the evidence does not establish that the letters resulted in the loss of any clients. Clients who changed radiologists indicated their decisions were based on dissatisfaction with Radiology Services, more helpful technical services offered by Great Plains Radiology, or the client's preference to work with Robinson. Therefore, even if Hall should not have drafted the letter, there is no evidence that her actions were the proximate cause of any damages Radiology Services suffered due to the loss of three clients.