August 2007

Chiropractic board hit by two lawsuits

The California Board of Chiropractic Examiners has been hit with a pair of lawsuits this month. One of these comes from a current employee of the board, while another was filed by one of the state’s leading chiropractic associations.

The board has also confirmed the departure of its controversial chiropractic consultant, Maggie Craw.

One of the lawsuits names Craw specifically. The suit, filed Aug. 9 in state Superior Court in Sacramento, Calif., alleges that Craw, former board executive director Catherine Hayes, and Brian Crume, an independent reviewer hired by the board, engaged in improper action against Brian Meredith, DC.

The lawsuit alleges a conflict of interest because she was doing work both for private insurers and the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF. Additionally it says she  did not meet the minimum qualifications. Craw’s departure was made official at the board’s meeting in San Diego Aug. 16.

“The second lawsuit, also in Superior Court, was filed Aug.15 by a current employee of the board, David Hinchee. Hinchee alleges Hayes took numerous actions against him violating his rights, according to the complaint. The California Assembly is considering a bill that would place the board under the Department of Consumer Affairs. It passed out of the Senate in June and now sits in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Source: Capitol Weekly, www.capitolweekly.net

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