Legal Opinion
Stoner v. Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 22, 2010No. 1201 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Joseph F. Stoner, M.D., petitions for review of an adjudication of the State Board of Medicine (Board) revoking his license to practice medicine for unprofessional conduct. The Board held that Dr. Stoner’s examinations of two female patients constituted sexual misconduct for the stated reason that these examinations deviated from accepted standards of medical care and were medically unnecessary. Because the record lacked expert testimony to support the Board’s premise that the examinations departed from accepted standards of care, or were medically unnecessary, we…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- The Chicago Junction CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Berlant AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- In the Matter of ShigonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Barran v. State Board of MedicineCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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