The Dental Board of California abused its discretion in imposing a lifetime license revocation on a dentist who engaged in "capping," or paying a third person to procure patients, the Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District decided November 19 (Levon Solak v. Dental Board of California). Although the board's determination…
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A finding that a physician committed professional misconduct by engaging in sexual relations with a patient did not require that the physician instigate or return sexual favors, the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, said in an August 31 ruling (William Joseph Roy, Jr., v. The Superior Court…
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A nursing home administrator who alleged that state board officials violated his civil rights failed to submit the necessary factual information to state his claim, but his claims against a board investigator who was found to have presented false testimony are allowed to proceed, the U.S. District Court for the…
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A sexually explicit ad that a teacher posted on Craigslist amounted to enough evidence to show that he engaged in immoral conduct and was unfit to serve as a teacher, the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, ruled April 4 (San Diego Unified School District v. Frank Lampedusa).…
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They say it only takes a few bad apples to ruin a barrel. Just as other licensed professions in California battle with the few that can tarnish the reputation of the many, so goes the nursing profession. The head-turner with nursing, however, is that people’s lives are at stake and…
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What a difference a few years make. It wasn’t long ago (around 2005) when upwards of 8,000 of would-be real estate agents would take the California real estate exam in a single month. According to California Department of Real Estate’s statistics, about that same number of people now take it over…
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