163068P.pdf   08/15/2017  Johnson Regional Medical Cntr.  v.  Dr. Robert Halterman
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  16-3068
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Benton, 
   Circuit Judge] 
   Civil case - Contracts. The documents defendant signed upon entering 
   employment with plaintiff constituted two separate contracts, one an 
   employment agreement and the second a recruitment agreement which included 
   a promissory note and the terms of its repayment; defendant's obligation 
   to repay his debt under the note is not excused by his allegations of 
   fraud,breach of the duty of good faith, breach of contract or personal 
   injury; the note provided that defendant would pay the reasonable costs 
   and expenses of collecting the note, and the district court did not err in 
   awarding plaintiff attorney's fees and costs.