9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
November 17, 2009 |
THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 – 81923-8 |
COUNSEL |
SOUND INFINITI, INC., d/b/a INFINITI OF KIRKLAND, et al.
v.
RICHARD M. SNYDER, et ux, et al. |
Daniel Montopoli/Lucy Clifthorne
& James Krueger
Ronald Berenstain/William Rava
& Boyd Buckingham, Jr. |
SYNOPSIS: Does RCW 23B.13.020 provide the exclusive remedy to a dissenting minority shareholder who is involuntarily divested of his shares in a closely-held corporation through a reverse stock split? Does a minority shareholder who has brought a derivative suit against a corporation retain standing to maintain the claim after majority shareholders involuntarily divest him of his shareholder status? |
Case No. 2 – 81995-5 |
COUNSEL |
G-P GYPSUM CORPORATION
v.
STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE |
Franklin Dinces & Geoffrey Knudsen
Peter Gonick |
SYNOPSIS: May the city of Tacoma collect a natural gas use tax from a business under RCW 82.14.230(1)? |
1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 81734-1 |
COUNSEL |
COLUMBIA PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC
v.
BENTON FRANKLIN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., et al. |
Darrin Bailey/Danford Grant & Charles Wiggins
Michael Church/Matthew Ries/Howard Rubin
Kenneth Pfaehler & Christopher Harlow |
SYNOPSIS: Is Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates violating the common law corporate practice of a learned profession doctrine, the Professional Service Corporation Act, the anti-rebate statute, or the Consumer Protection Act? |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public.
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