Explanation for refusal to reinstate license not required, court says June 3, 2022 A federal court in Missouri, in a November 18 decision, rejected a challenge by a former licensee to the state's attorney [...]
Though hearsay, script for pharmacist’s fraudulent calls held acceptable evidence in revocation proceeding June 3, 2022 In a December 8 ruling, an appellate court in Arkansas upheld a decision by the state's pharmacy board to revoke the license [...]
Licensee’s age and threat to his practice held to justify stay of suspension June 3, 2022 Canada's Federal Court, in a December 23 decision, granted a stay of suspension to a licensee who was appealing the [...]
Board members’ exposure to facts in proposed consent order not sufficient to show bias June 3, 2022 The fact that members of Louisiana's Board of Certified Public Accountants were exposed to adjudicative facts contained in a [...]
Discipline upheld over non-response to records request in investigation June 3, 2022 An appeals court in Minnesota upheld a sanctioning decision by the state medical board to discipline a physician for [...]
Statements sought for disciplinary defense not patient “records” subject to discovery June 3, 2022 In a December 7 decision, the Missouri Court of Appeals partly overturned a lower court's affirmation of a request by the [...]
Revocation for sub-par patient appraisal upheld; court holds it was within licensee’s scope of practice June 3, 2022 An appellate court in California, in a December 17 decision, upheld revocation of the license of a nurse who had performed [...]
Failure to warn of potential license revocation not sufficient basis for ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim April 8, 2022 An attorney's alleged failure to warn his client that a felony conviction would potentially lead to the revocation of his [...]
Doctor entitled to full hearing on his discrimination charge over order that he enter alcohol abuse treatment program April 8, 2022 In a September 15 ruling, the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta overturned a decision by the director of the province's Human [...]
Discipline is reinstated after appellant failed to properly challenge evidence April 8, 2022 In a September 7 decision, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina overturned a ruling by a lower court vacating discipline [...]