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Court Rules that Key is Actual Amount Paid, as Opposed to Amount BilledOne of the most important issues in any case is the amount of damages an injured party can recover. In the personal injury context, this issue is central.

Reinstatement Interview: A Physician's Petition for Reinstatement with the Medical Board of California--a Matter of Law and Policy When a California physician has surrendered his or her medical license or had their license revoked, California Business and Professions Code Section 2307 provides...

Physician Negligence: The Medical Board of California--Law & Policy Physician Negligence: The Medical Board of California--Law & PolicyThe Medical Board of California licenses about 100,000 physicians in California and another 27,500 who are licensed here but reside and practice in anoth...

The Medical Board of California has a form entitled Petition for Penalty Relief, which is used for three purposes: (1)   Petition for reinstatement of a revoked or surrendered medical license; (2)   Petition for early termination of probation; and (3)   Petition for mod...

Physicians, including recent medical school graduates and physicians from other states or countries seeking a California medical license must fill out a state application which asks questions pertaining to criminal records.  Questions No.

California's Medical Board maintains a website www.mbc.ca.gov with a host of information, including a list of all approved medical schools, in the U.S. and Canada as well as throughout the world.

 Physicians must have a state license to practice in California.  Allowing sufficient time and providing a complete application with full documentation to the Medical Board can make a difference.

We previously reported on the decision in J.C. v. Beverly Hills Schools, 757 F.Supp.2d 1094 (C.D. Cal.

A decision from California’s Public Employment Relations Board clarifies the rules that apply when an employee asserts that his/her union breached the “duty of fair representation” when handling (or in this case not handling) the employee’s grievance. Here is the nub of the PERB ruling in Jacala v.

Cyber-bullying is a major topic of discussion in every school district in America.  Not surprisingly, this issue is finding its way into the courthouses all across the country, too.