Legal Opinion
Rekhter v. Department of Social & Health Services
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 2014No. 86822-1PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
¶1 In this class action case, a jury found that the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) violated the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing in its contracts with individual providers who live with the DSHS clients for whom they provide care. The jury found that the providers incurred $57,123,794.50 in damages, and the judge awarded an additional $38,652,219.85 in interest. The DSHS clients who lived with their providers also filed a class action suit, but the judge did not allow them to recover any damages. We uphold the jury’s verdict for the providers, the judge’s decision…
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