MINNEAPOLIS, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
A lawsuit against Health Fitness Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: HFIT)
and two of its former employees by HealthSouth Corporation, Birmingham, Ala.,
has been dismissed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, the Minneapolis-based
company announced today. Health Fitness Corporation (HFC) also announced that
in addition to dismissing all of HealthSouth's claims, District Court Judge
Michael J. Davis on February 13, issued an order awarding HFC a judgment of
$43,156 for its counter claim relating to certain accounts receivable.
The lawsuit, originally filed by HealthSouth Corporation in April 2000,
arose out of HealthSouth's purchase of several rehabilitation and physical
therapy clinics from HFC in May of 1999. HealthSouth claimed damages in
excess of $3.0 million, alleging misrepresentations and breaches of warranties
in the purchase agreement. In his ruling, Judge Davis granted HFC's motion to
dismiss all of HealthSouth's claims and also awarded HFC its requested
counterclaim. HealthSouth has thirty days from the entry of judgment to
appeal.
"We believed this was a frivolous claim from the very beginning," HFC CEO
and President Jerry Noyce said. "We expected the Court to vindicate our
position and it did."
Health Fitness Corporation is one of the leading providers of corporate
health, fitness, recreation and occupational health services and medically
based community wellness programs. HFC has been serving customers since 1975
and has more than 180 customer sites across the United States and Canada.
SOURCE Health Fitness Corporation
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CONTACT:
Geri Martin of Health Fitness Corporation,
+1-952-897-5245, or Dennis B. McGrath of McGrath-Buckley
Communications Counseling, +1-651-646-4115,
dennis@mcgrath-buckley.com , for Health Fitness Corporation
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