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 [...]
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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 [...]
License denial a proper punishment for practicing without a license
An appellate court in Missouri, in a July 28 decision, overturned a state circuit court which had thrown out a decision by [...]
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 [...]
U.S. law regulating hearing aids does not pre-empt hearing aid specialist licensing
The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an attempt to invalidate Florida's licensing scheme for hearing aid [...]
Board upheld in denying practice exclusivity to licensees based on FTC v. North Carolina Dental Examiners
The practice of installing laboratory fume hoods was not within the exclusive practice of the state's Board of HVACR [...]