Karen WRIGHT, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Rosa Lee Johnson, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Karla Seastrom, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Respondents,
v.
Milan JECKLE, individually, and Jane Doe Jeckle, individually, and on behalf of their marital community, d/b/a All Valley Medical, Petitioners.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
October 12, 2006.
October 12, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Brian T. Rekofke, Timothy Michael Lawlor, Robert James Caldwell, Attorneys at Law, Tracy N. Leroy, Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, Spokane, WA, Britt L. Tinglum, Amy Nicole Linscheid Hanson, Keller Rohrback LLP, Seattle, WA, for for Petitioners.
Robert J. Crotty, Attorney at Law, Matthew John Zuchetto, Lukins & Annis PS, Spokane, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.
Steven Robert Stocker, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Spokane County Medical Society.
Andrew Kevin Dolan, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Medical Association.
Alan Wicks, Holly Anne Harris, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Dental Association.
Emily Studebaker, Carney Badley Spellman, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Academy of Eye Physicians & Surgeons and Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Academy of Ophthalmology.
John C. Peick, Peick Conniff PS, Bellevue, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Chiropractic Association and Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Massage Therapy Association.
Barbara Allan Shickich, Michael David Pierson, Riddell Williams PS, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Hospital Association.
Paul Jeffrey Miller, Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Medical Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Amicus Curiae Organizations, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Amicus Curiae Organizations II, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Grantadams County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Academy of Otolaryngology, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Pierce County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Osteopathic Medical Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Society of Plastic Surgeons, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Dermatology Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Medical Group Management Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Pharmacy Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Podiatric Medical Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Urological Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Skagit-island Counties Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Snohomish County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Thurston-mason County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Yakima County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Home Care Association of Washington, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Acupuncture and Oriental Medical Association and Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Martin Lowell Ziontz, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Medical Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Amicus Curiae Organizations, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Grant-adams County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of North-west Academy of Otolaryngology, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Pierce County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Osteopathic Medical Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Society of Plastic Surgeons, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Dermatology Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Medical Group Management Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Pharmacy Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Podiatric Medical Association, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Urological Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Skagit-island Counties Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Snohomish County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Thurston-mason County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Yakima County Medical Society, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Home Care Association of Washington, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Acupuncture and Oriental Medical Association, and Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
CHAMBERS, J.
¶ 1 We are asked today to decide whether RCW 19.68.010 is an "anti kickback" statute or an antiprofit statute. We conclude the legislature intended to prohibit kickbacks, not profits. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court.1
FACTS
¶ 2 Since the early 1980s, Dr. Milan Jeckle has operated a Spokane Valley medical clinic. He often dispensed, at a profit, a prescription drug combination commonly known...
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