Satchmed Plaza Owners Assn. v. UWMC Hospital Corp.

A cantankerous dispute between the owners of various hospitals and medical offices and an owners association that manages certain of the medical offices has given rise to three lawsuits, one of which is at issue on this appeal. The particular judgment before us pertains to the rights of Satchmed Plaza Owners Association (Satchmed) to exercise a right of first refusal with regard to the sale of a number of medical offices. The court ordered UWMC Hospital Corporation (UWMC) to offer to sell 22 medical offices held in fee (the 22 owned units) to Satchmed. The offer was made, as directed by the judgment, and accepted. The judgment also held that UWMC need not offer to sell leasehold interests in 12 other medical offices (the 12 leased units) to Satchmed. In addition, it contained a finding that there was no prevailing party.

Satchmed appeals from the portions of the judgment pertaining to the 12 leased units and the prevailing party finding. UWMC, and certain other defendants in the underlying litigation, WMC-SA, Inc. (WMC-SA), and Integrated Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (IHHI), have filed protective cross-appeals. While they challenge certain trial court rulings, they seek…