By Mani Dabiri | Published February 13, 2019 | Posted in Civil Business Litigation and Investigations, White-Collar and Regulatory Defense | Tagged Tags: administrativehearings, breachofcontract, businessandcommerce, dueprocess, healthandhumanservices, healthcare |
You Can’t Revoke a Doctor’s Hospital Privileges Without Due Process
This ain’t your grandfather’s medical practice anymore, is it? The modern doctor must deal with a dizzying array of rules and regulations like the one we covered last week. At the same time, California law affords you certain protections that can’t be bargained around or contracted away, as a hospital found out when it tried Read More
Read MoreNew California Criminal Laws: Part Deux
Here are three more new laws for this week. The public has greater access to police personnel files. This is Senate Bill 1421. It declares that the public has an important interest in law-enforcement transparency because it is essential to having a just and democratic society. It then amends the Penal Code to confer more access Read More
Read MoreThe Federal First Step Act of 2018
Here’s more meat on the bones of the new sentencing law from last week. Earning credit toward early release. You can earn 10-15 days of credit for every thirty that you participate in certain programs. These may include work programs, academic classes, vocational training, trauma counseling, substance-abuse treatment, faith-based services, and family-building and parenting. The credits Read More
Read MoreNew Federal Rules Proposed About Sexual Harassment on Campus
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education proposed new rules on the handling of sexual-harassment complaints on school campuses that receive federal funding. The regulations aim to address when a school violates Title IX, a federal law against sex discrimination, based on the way it responds (or doesn’t respond) to such complaints. There is a Read More
Read MoreWhy We Defend People
In 2009, I was a prosecutor in Orange County when I became a defendant in my own criminal case. I was falsely accused of domestic violence, and I was charged with two felony counts even though I was the one who called the police three times that night over my accuser’s behavior. It was surreal. Read More
Read MoreA Personal View of California’s Bail Reform
This problem of locking people up before trial is personal to me. Ten years ago, I was falsely accused of a crime, and I spent a night in jail based on one person’s word. I had committed no crime, but I was booked for and charged with felony domestic violence, and I had to take the Read More
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Bail Reform
We’ll see how California’s new bail law plays out in practice. On one hand, it promises to treat rich and poor alike when it comes to keeping someone in jail until any trial. It says everyone will get out within twelve hours on a misdemeanor charge, with some exceptions. And if you’re accused of a Read More
Read MoreCalifornia to End Money Bail
On August 28, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 10 into law. It becomes effective October 1, 2019, and as you may have heard, it changes everything. It completely repeals the chapter of the Penal Code that provided for cash bail and replaces it with an entirely new one. Here’s the gist of it. If you’re arrested for Read More
Read MoreHappy Birthday, 14th Amendment
Did you know? This summer marks the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment. To commemorate the occasion, here is a look at the Ohio congressman who authored arguably the most important amendment after the first ten. If he’s forgotten today then it’s a shame because he’s responsible for these momentous words: “All persons born Read More
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