Sillery v. Board of Medicine

Respondent, Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulation Board of Medicine, appeals as of right from an order of the Wayne County Circuit Court, which reversed the respondent’s order suspending the license to practice medicine of petitioner, Robert J. Sillery. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the Wayne County Circuit Court and reinstate the Board of Medicine’s initial order.

The suspension of petitioner’s license arose out of an autopsy he performed in connection with a civil lawsuit against a drug manufacturer. The attorney for the plaintiffs in that litigation asked the petitioner…