COLUMBIA PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC., P.S., Petitioner,
v.
BENTON FRANKLIN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.; Benton Franklin Physical Therapy, Inc.; Thomas R. Burgdorff; Christopher A. Kontogianis; Arthur E. Thiel; David W. Fischer; Heather L. Phipps; Rodney Kump; Jay West; and Does 1 through 9, Respondents.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 17, 2009.
Decided March 18, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Darrin E. Bailey, Danford Duncan Grant, Stafford Frey Cooper, P.C., Seattle, WA, Charles Kenneth Wiggins, Wiggins & Masters, P.L.L.C., Bainbridge Island, WA, for Petitioner.
Michael H. Church, Matthew Thomas Ries, Stamper Rubens, P.S., Spokane, WA, Howard R. Rubin, Katten Muchin Rosenman, Kenneth J. Pfaehler, Christopher L. Harlow, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Respondents.
Jay Allan Goldstein, Carmen R. Rowe Hoogkamer, Jay A. Goldstein Law Office, P.L.L.C., Olympia, WA, for amicus curiae Physical Therapy Association of Washington, Inc.
Kristiana Farris O'Brien, Scott Easter, Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin, Seattle, WA, for amici curiae The Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, The American Medical Association, The American Society of Anesthesiologists, The Benton-Franklin County Medical Society, The Clark County Medical Society, The Northwest Academy of Otolaryngology, The Pierce County Medical Society, The Spokane County Medical Society, The Thurston-Mason County Medical Society, The Walla Walla Valley Medical Society, The Washington Academy of Family Physicians, The Washington Osteopathic Medical Association, The Washington Society of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, The Washington State Medical Association, The Washington State Medical Group Management Association, The Washington State Psychiatric Association, The Washington State Society of Anesthesiologists, The Yakima County Medical Society, Washington State Chiropractic Association and Whatcom County Medical Society
Emily Studebaker, Garvey Schubert Barer, P.S., Seattle, WA, for amicus curiae Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.
Leonard J. Feldman, Jason T. Morgan, Stoel Rives LLP, Seattle, WA, for amici curiae American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Urological Association.
Howard Mark Goodfriend, Edwards, Sieh, Smith & Goodfriend, P.S., Seattle, WA, John J. Bennett, Alexandria, VA, for amicus curiae American Physical Therapy Association.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
OWENS, J.
¶ 1 Columbia Physical Therapy, Inc. (Columbia), a professional service corporation owned by a group of physical therapists, brought this action against Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates (BFOA), a professional limited liability company owned by physicians and employing physical therapists. Columbia asserts that BFOA and its doctors and physical therapists are violating (1) the corporate practice of medicine doctrine, (2) The Professional Service...
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