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· 12/11/1985

Langlitz v. Board of Registration of Chiropractors

Citations

  • 486 N.E.2d 48
  • 396 Mass. 374
  • 1985 Mass. LEXIS 1744

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that it was not necessary to show resulting harm to the public because “[t]he board’s determination that the advertisement was inherently misleading was a matter of common experience and common sense, based on the appearance and content of the advertisement itself’
  • noting that fundamental fairness requires that decisions concerning licenses to engage in lawful occupation be made after opportunity for hearing
  • “administrative deprivation of a professional license must be preceded by notice and an op portunity to be heard appropriate to the nature of the case”
  • board free to evaluate evidence in light of its own technical expertise, and to draw inferences regarding legal effect
  • failure of party to request continuance or other relief defeats the claim of unfair surprise
  • board “free to evaluate evidence in light of its own technical expertise, and to draw inferences regarding the legal effect of the conduct at issue”

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Lynch, O'Connor

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