Following default judgment, court rejects maximum fines without separate analysis
In a December 21 decision, an appellate court in New Jersey upheld the license revocation of an insurance producer who [...]
Discipline
Delay in prosecuting disciplinary charges will not result in their dismissal
The Supreme Court of Maine held November 17 that, although the state's Board of Osteopathic Medicine had waited at least [...]
Licensee not entitled to “effective counsel” in disciplinary case
A licensee was not entitled to effective assistance of counsel in a disciplinary case and a board could revoke a license [...]
Licensee’s failure to file appellant brief against board decision, after board appeals, dooms license defense
A Missouri nurse who won an initial judicial appeal of a license revocation lost the next round when her attorney failed to [...]
Court affirms suspension of licensee with fraud conviction 14 years before license expired
The Court of Appeals of Illinois, in a December 28 decision, upheld a decision by the state's Department of Financial and [...]
Missing page numbers no justification for dismissing appeal
An appeal by a physician whose application for reinstatement was denied by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts was [...]
Requirement to revoke licenses of registered sex offenders does not mean they cannot apply for reinstatement
California law that requires the state's medical board to revoke the licenses of registered sex offenders but also appears [...]
Challenged license denial mandate not subject to constitutional restrictions intended for criminal law
The Supreme Court of West Virginia, in a November 12 decision, overturned a lower court's decision to strike the denial of a [...]
Probable cause determinations not formal hearings
The Supreme Court of Missouri held December 22 that a probable cause hearing which led to formal board charges against a [...]
Public and state attorney general to have chance to contest license reinstatements
Under new protocols, the state attorney general will have notice of all professional licensing boards' decisions to [...]