Court Affirms $5-Million Award to Caribbean Medical School in Dispute With N.Y. Hospital System

By Katherine Mangan

A federal appeals court has upheld a $5-million judgment against a New York-based health-care system for violating a contract to train students enrolled at a medical school in the Caribbean.

The decision, issued last week by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, involved an agreement between American University of the Caribbean, which is based in the Netherlands Antilles, and the