In Emerick v. Cardiac Study Center, Inc., P.S., the Washington court of appeals held a physician noncompete does not automatically violate public policy, and will be upheld when reasonable. The case involved a cardiology practice with four office locations in…
Read MoreA recent article in The Washington Post highlighted that Yelp is adding government information on hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics to its popular review site. Patients can now look up an emergency room’s average wait time, fines paid by…
Read MoreIn Fergen v. Sestero, Washington’s Supreme Court recently handed an important victory to physicians defending medical malpractice actions. The ruling involved the exercise of judgment instruction, which reminds juries that if a physician exercises the reasonable care and skill generally…
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