Wang v. Board of Registration in Medicine’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 22 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““ ‘[I]t is logical and sensible that, where such grave charges of ... unprofessional or dishonorable conduct are alleged, the Board has the right to preserve [any] evidence ... of these charges; otherwise witnesses may disappear and the passage of time itself may well dim or even eradicate the memory of the witnesses and thus preclude the construction of an adequate record.’ [Citation.]” (Emphasis added.) Wang, 405 Mass. at 20 , 537 N.E.2d at 1219 .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 338 Ill. App. 3d 918 - Ikpoh v. Department of Professional Regulation · Brown v. Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission

2. “inchoate right to reestablish his status as a licensed physician in Massachusetts simply by completing the renewal process.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 716 So. 2d 873 - Haggerty v. Department of Business and Professional Regulation

3. “investigate all complaints relating to the proper practice of medicine by any person holding a certificate of registration.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 716 So. 2d 873 - Haggerty v. Department of Business and Professional Regulation