The Medical Board of California (MBC) is considering a notification requirement for licensed doctors in the state on probation. There are roughly 500 such doctors as of 2015. The petition asks the MBC to add to its disciplinary guidelines a new mandated term of probation. Physicians on probation would be Read more…
Earlier this month, FitBit, Inc. announced that it had reached HIPAA compliance in regards to user-health-data it collects. For those not in the know, FitBit, Inc. is the company that is responsible for many of the brightlty-colored and flexible bracelets, anklets, and pendants you may see your colleagues wearing throughout Read more…
This blog entry is the first of a three-part series of entries regarding issues that Veterinarians face when there is a change in the practice relationship. This can be a veterinarian leaving a practice, a clinic selling a practice, or a practice that is closing. The series examines the following Read more…
With the increased popularity (or more likely, increased amount of advertising) of daily fantasy leagues, it is important to remind people that participating in fantasy leagues for any sport is not presently illegal. That is right – it is NOT ILLEGAL, contrary to popular assumption. The Unlawful Internet Gambling and Read more…
On September 26 and 27, 2015, Steven L. Simas, founder and owner of Simas & Associates, Ltd. spoke at the 2015 Annual Conference for the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA). The conference was held at the Pasadena Convention Center and had over several hundred physical therapists in attendance. This year’s conference Read more…
A temporary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman poses as one of the first applications of the February 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision, North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission. In granting the preliminary injunction, Judge Pittman provided an early victory for Dallas-based Teladoc, a company that connects Read more…
Earlier this year, the Sacramento County Bar Association Administrative Law section elected a new slate of officers, in Jon-Paul Valcarenghi, Justin D. Hein, and Adam Richards. Its first official act was to recognize the years of service and dedication by the previous section chairperson, Steven L. Simas. Mr. Simas first Read more…
The Sacramento County Bar Association Administrative Law Section is having a mixer on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at The Pour House (1901 Q Street, Sacramento CA 95811). Come meet the new section leadership and provide your thoughts on what course it should set for the Administrative Law section in the Read more…
The California legislature recently amended the continuing education requirements for real estate brokers (broker) licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate. AB 345, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on July 13, 2015, requires a licensed real estate broker, as part of the broker’s 45 hours of continuing education, Read more…
Under the American Rule of attorney fees in civil litigation, every party—even the party prevailing—must pay its own attorney’s fees. Unless specific authority granted by statute or contract allows the awarding of accrued attorney fees against the other party, each party in a lawsuit is responsible for paying its own Read more…