The Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence, promulgated rules and case law interpreting those rules, apply to administrative proceedings. An experienced trial attorney should utilize civil and criminal trial evidentiary rulings discussing the rules to their client's advantage...
Month: March 2016
Opioid Addiction and the Pharmacist or Doctor’s New Legal Responsibility
Two New York Times headlines affirm the federal and state government responses to pharmacists and medical practitioners' complicity in the national opioid epidemic. C.D.C. Painkiller Guidelines Aim to Reduce Addiction Risk and The End of Prescriptions as We...
Drug Act Convictions and Automatic Suspensions
Pennsylvania's licensing boards have become very proactive in learning of professional's criminal convictions for violating Pennsylvania Drug and Cosmetic Act - 35 P.S. § 780–113 (a). Once learned, licensing board prosecutors aggressively file petitions for...