Licensee not entitled to second evidentiary hearing after 11 years of procedural up-and-downs
A Kentucky appellate court, in a May decision, overturned a state circuit court decision awarding an evidentiary hearing to [...]
Discipline
Discipline upheld against psychologist who gave patient file to opposing counsel in lawsuit
The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon, in a May 13 decision, upheld discipline imposed by the state's Board of [...]
Complainant cannot force board to let him testify against licensee
The Supreme Court of Idaho, in an August 7 decision, rejected an attempt by a veterinary customer to force the state's Board [...]
Formal recommendation by hearing examiner not required in order to revoke a license
In an August 31 decision, the Superior Court of Rhode Island in Providence upheld the license revocation of a psychiatrist [...]
Licensee cannot dodge obligation to adhere to trade standards through provision in contract with customer
A California court rejected an argument by a contractor licensee that a disclaimer a customer had signed to release the [...]
Supervision of certain apprentices does not require line-of-sight
A Colorado appellate court, in an August decision, invalidated a regulation that required plumbing licensees to maintain [...]
Licensee’s claims alleging forged evidence of overprescribing and unconstitutional search and seizure by law enforcement to proceed
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected a lawsuit by a licensee alleging that investigators with the Texas [...]
Discipline of agent who defrauded clients & skipped hearing upheld
Default findings entered following a disciplinary hearing were appropriate given the licensee's absence, an Illinois [...]
Discipline of licensee for showing patient records to wife upheld
Mandatory language in state licensing law did not actually require a board to order a mental evaluation of a licensee before [...]
Board must hear MD’s appeal of order to submit to three-day impairment evaluation
The Ohio medical board erred by denying a doctor, accused of impairment after he admitted to the occasional use of [...]