Tag: Entities

During the life of a Washington entity, whether it is a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or partnership, it may be converted into another form of entity or it may be merged with another entity, whether the same form of entity or a different form of entity. It might also be involved in such… Read More

Washington State provides that, generally, a business entity may not employ medical professionals to practice their licensed professions.  This Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) doctrine protects the relationship between medical doctors and patients.  The doctrine dates back to 1943, when the Washington Supreme Court ruled in State ex rel. Standard Optical Co. v. Superior Court, that only a person,… Read More