Henry Fenton on Potvin v. Met Life Insurance

The long-awaited May decision of the California Supreme Court in the case of Potvin v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company represents a great victory for physicians and their patients. Read more about the case here:How I See It: Potvin v. Metropolitan Life Insurance California Physician, Summer 2000



Henry Fenton Discusses Medi-Cal Providers Latest Targets of Aggressive MBC

There is a disturbing trend in California, perhaps fueled to some extent by media and public pressure, to find fault with the care rendered by physicians. It appears physicians are increasingly placed at risk of having their sincere medical judgments lumped under the categories of “incompetence,” “gross negligence,” or “repeated…


Henry Fenton Discusses Physicians and Sexual Misconduct

Just as there has been an increased emphasis on the prevention of sexual abuse and sexual harassment generally in the employment sector in the United States, there has also been a commensurate increase in interest on the part of the California legislature and hospital staffs in preventing and punishing sexual…


Henry Fenton Discusses Physician Rights in Disciplinary Cases

A recent case involving the Medical Board of California (MBC) reflects the conservative approach of California appellate courts to physician rights. In the case of Kenneally vs. Medical Board of California, the California Court of Appeal rejected the contention that physicians should be entitled to at least as much procedural…