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California Supreme Court

Apr. 5, 2017

Justices cast skeptical eye on doctor's exception to conflict of interest provision

The state Supreme Court seemed unsure Tuesday about whether an independent contractor doctor can be charged under a public conflict of interest law, but the justices were quite skeptical of a California Medical Association lawyer's argument that doctors already have their own rules.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES — The state Supreme Court seemed unsure Tuesday about whether an independent contractor doctor can be charged under a public conflict of interest law, but the justices were quite skeptical of a California Medical Association lawyer's amicus argument that doctors already have their own rules.

Long X. Do, in-house lawyer at the medical association, told justices that doctors &#...

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