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VINE STREET CLINIC v. HEALTHLINK, INC.

No. 99790.

856 N.E.2d 422 (2006)

222 Ill.2d 276

305 Ill.Dec. 617

VINE STREET CLINIC et al., Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. HEALTHLINK, INC., Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 21, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Feldman, Wasser, Draper & Benson, Springfield (Howard W. Feldman, James J. Rammelkamp and Thomas J. Immel, of counsel), for appellants and cross-appellees.

Joseph A. Klenk, Nathaniel S. Shapo, Leah R. Bruno, of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, L.L.P., Stephen H. Pugh, Nabil G. Foster, of Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C., Chicago, and Joseph E. Martineau, of Lewis Rice & Fingersh, L.C., St. Louis, Missouri, for appellees and cross-appellant.

Robert John Kane, Springfield, for amicus curiae Illinois State Medical Society.

Alan I. Greene and Laurel A. Haskell, of Michael Best & Friedrich, L.L.P., Chicago, for amicus curiae America's Health Insurance Plans.

Thomas J. Edstrom, Chicago, for amicus curiae American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO.

David L. Schenberg, of Husch & Eppenberger, L.L.C., St. Louis, Missouri, for amicus curiae Egyptian Area Schools Employee Benefit Trust.

Justice KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

On March 4, 2003, plaintiff Vine Street Clinic (Vine Street) filed a putative class action lawsuit in Sangamon County against defendant HealthLink, Inc. (HealthLink), seeking a declaration that the "percentage fee" provision of the parties' services contract violated section 22(A)(14) of the Medical Practice Act of 1987(Act) (225 ILCS 60/22(A)(14) (West 2002)). Vine Street also sought a refund of...

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