Legal Opinion
Emerick v. Cardiac Study Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 28, 2012No. 41597-6-IIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
¶1 When Dr. Robert Emerick joined Cardiac Study Center’s specialty practice, he signed a covenant not to compete with Cardiac if he left the practice. Cardiac terminated Emerick, and he filed this action, seeking a declaration that the covenant was unreasonable and thus unenforceable. The trial court agreed and granted Emerick summary judgment, invalidating most of the covenant’s provisions. On appeal, Cardiac argues that the trial court misapplied Washington law in granting the summary judgment. We agree and, therefore, reverse and remand.
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¶2 Cardiac is a medical practice group of…
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