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Former IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig Joins Chamberlain Hrdlicka

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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ATLANTA and HOUSTON and SAN ANTONIO and PHILADELPHIA and LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to welcome former IRS Commissioner Charles "Chuck" Rettig to the firm as a Shareholder.

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  • ATLANTA and HOUSTON and SAN ANTONIO and PHILADELPHIA and LOS ANGELES, March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to welcome former IRS Commissioner Charles "Chuck" Rettig to the firm as a Shareholder.
  • "To say we are honored to have Chuck Rettig join our firm would be an understatement," says Larry Campagna , Managing Shareholder at Chamberlain Hrdlicka.
  • "This move to Chamberlain Hrdlicka is a natural progression from my tenure as the IRS Commissioner," expressed Rettig.
  • Tom Cullinan , an Atlanta-based Shareholder, served as Counselor to the IRS Commissioner and then acting IRS Chief of Staff under Rettig.

Consumer Alert: The Medical Board of California Will Now Accept Patient Impact Statements from Families When Their Complaints are Investigated

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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California patients and their families will have the opportunity to provide a patient impact statement once their complaint to the board has been referred for investigation.

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  • California patients and their families will have the opportunity to provide a patient impact statement once their complaint to the board has been referred for investigation.
  • The Patient Impact Statement is one of the new patient rights that Consumer Watchdog's volunteer team of advocates advocated for at the Medical Board and won in last year's medical board sunset review bill SB 815 (Roth).
  • The Medical Board will request that complainants submit a Patient Impact Statement once their complaint is referred to investigation.
  • Starting January one, any person whose complaint is newly referred for investigation can submit a patient impact statement to the medical board.

The Osteopathic Medical Board of California Adopts New Patients' Rights Initiative to Include Patient Voice in Enforcement Process, Says Consumer Watchdog

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Friday, January 26, 2024
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The Board will begin accepting patient impact statements from families whose consumer complaints about a doctor's care have been forwarded for investigation.

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  • The Board will begin accepting patient impact statements from families whose consumer complaints about a doctor's care have been forwarded for investigation.
  • The statement is one of the new patient rights that Consumer Watchdog and its volunteer advocates moved the Medical Board of California to embrace, and that was passed by the legislature last year in the medical board sunset bill, Senate Bill 815.
  • Consumer Watchdog's volunteer team of patient advocates testified before the Osteopathic Medical Board to encourage them to also adopt these rights that would bring the patient voice into the enforcement process.
  • Consumer Watchdog places a focus on physician accountability for all doctors including medical doctors licensed by the Medical Board of California as well as Doctors of Osteopathy licensed by the Osteopathic Medical Board of California.

Consumer Watchdog Calls on Medical Board to Comply with Consumer Protection Law Ahead of Resurrection of Substance Abusing Physicians Program

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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The Uniform Standards give the Medical Board the consumer protection tools it needs to monitor substance abusing physicians.

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  • The Uniform Standards give the Medical Board the consumer protection tools it needs to monitor substance abusing physicians.
  • Consumer Watchdog sent the Medical Board of California a letter with recommended changes to the PHWP program regulations.
  • The PHWP was created by legislation for the Medical Board to refer doctors or doctors can self-refer for treatment.
  • The Medical Board of California voted to unanimously terminate its confidential physician diversion program for substance abusing and mentally ill physicians in 2008.

Ikuta Hemesath LLP: Three Women Accuse Dixon, Calif.-Area Doctor, Medical Center of Sexual Abuse

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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DIXON, Calif., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a lawsuit filed today, three Solano County, Calif. women accuse a local medical clinic of ignoring sexual abuse of patients by a doctor formerly employed there, according to their attorneys at Ikuta Hemesath LLP.

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  • The women – Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3 – allege that Andy Yongde Zhu, M.D.
  • The lawsuit alleges sexual battery, medical malpractice, sexual harassment, and gender violence, among other causes of action.
  • Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3 are represented by Vanessa N. Raven, Benjamin T. Ikuta and Nicholas J. Leonard of Ikuta Hemesath LLP, of Santa Ana, Calif.
  • Attorney Vanessa N. Raven, of Ikuta Hemesath LLP, said, "The courage of Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3 should be acknowledged.

Donate Life California Celebrates Successful Passage of AB 1268, Signed by Governor Newsom

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AB 1268, a landmark legislation that promises to significantly impact organ and tissue donation in the state, was signed by Governor Newsom. AB 1268, championed by Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), represents a crucial step forward in streamlining the organ donor registration process. This legislation makes organ and tissue donor registration more accessible and efficient for Californians. By including a checkbox on the state income tax return, individuals can now opt to become donors with ease, contributing to the growth of the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. 

Key Points: 
  • AB 1268, championed by Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), represents a crucial step forward in streamlining the organ donor registration process.
  • This legislation makes organ and tissue donor registration more accessible and efficient for Californians.
  • By including a checkbox on the state income tax return, individuals can now opt to become donors with ease, contributing to the growth of the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.
  • "Since the creation of the Donate Life California registry, Californians have taken even greater strides to help save the lives of thousands," stated Jim Martin, Chief Executive Officer of Donate Life California.

Governor Signs Medical Board Reform Bill That Will Expand Patients' Voice in Doctor Disciplinary Process

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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The governor's signature on SB 815 gives Californians a voice and rights in the doctor disciplinary process that has left families silenced and with no accountability for patient harm for decades.

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  • The governor's signature on SB 815 gives Californians a voice and rights in the doctor disciplinary process that has left families silenced and with no accountability for patient harm for decades.
  • "I would like to thank the medical board for listening to advocates and the legislature for ensuring that families now have a voice in the enforcement process," said San Jose patient advocate Maria Ibarra Navarrette.
  • Significant patient safety reforms were stripped from the medical board bill that would have further strengthened doctor oversight in California.
  • Read more about the medical board in Consumer Watchdog's sunset review letter to the legislative Medical Board oversight committees, and hear advocates' testimony for reform .

Medical Board Reform Bill That Will Expand Patients' Voice in Doctor Disciplinary Process Heads to Governor Newsom, Says Consumer Watchdog

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Friday, September 15, 2023
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However key reforms were stripped from the medical board bill that would have further strengthened patient safety and doctor oversight in California.

Key Points: 
  • However key reforms were stripped from the medical board bill that would have further strengthened patient safety and doctor oversight in California.
  • Injured patients and the families of those lost to medical negligence have spent years calling for these changes.
  • The bill as sent to the governor will increase fees to $1151 in 2023 and $1250 in 2027.
  • Two years ago, the legislature delayed substantive reform of the enforcement process and board operations by appointing an Enforcement Monitor to make recommendations.

Spruce Point Capital Management Announces Investment Opinion: Releases Report and Strong Sell Research Opinion on Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (NYSE: HIMS)

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
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Key Points: 
  • Download or view the report by visiting www.SprucePointCap.com and follow us on Twitter @SprucePointCap for additional information and exclusive updates.
  • Hims & Hers is a health and wellness e-commerce company that came public in January 2021 through a SPAC merger.
  • In fact, we believe they are “figureheads” who can be replaced at the whim of Hims & Hers management.
  • As a reminder, our full report, along with its investment disclaimers, can be downloaded and viewed at www.SprucePointCap.com .

Bill To Strengthen Medical Board Oversight of Doctors Passes Final Assembly Policy Committee, Says Consumer Watchdog

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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
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The bill, SB 815 by Senator Richard Roth and Assembly member Marc Berman, is the strongest bill reforming the Medical Board of California to make it through legislative policy committees in many years, said Consumer Watchdog.

Key Points: 
  • The bill, SB 815 by Senator Richard Roth and Assembly member Marc Berman, is the strongest bill reforming the Medical Board of California to make it through legislative policy committees in many years, said Consumer Watchdog.
  • This bill begins to put the Medical Board of California back on track to patient protection."
  • Initial findings of the Medical Board Enforcement Monitor, released in March, confirm that the Medical Board's investigations of doctors are hamstrung by funding shortfalls.
  • The Final Report of the Enforcement Monitor is due this month and will be a starting point for additional reforms, said Consumer Watchdog.