A final ruling recently came out regarding the Hobson case. The ruling, as well as all other filings in federal cases against OCA, is available on Pacer, the...
Yahoo is acting strangely - the last post appears to have been lost. Here it is again: Even though OCA's appeal made it impossible for Hobson to collect on his...
"OCA and OCC's goal in throwing all of these procedural hurdles in the way of Hobson's efforts to offset these claims is transparent. The $270,460 bond posted...
In thinking about the Hobson case, it occurs to me that it might be helpful for other OCA affiliates. 1. The documented overcharges have gotten other...
A letter arrived in my office on Thursday, June 21. In it, it would appear to me that Dr. Lazarra is attempting to sell positions in the orthodontic residency...
Since I don't think there's any sort of bulletin board for those involved with Imagine Orthodontics, this one may serve the purpose nicely? An interesting...
An interesting brief has been filed with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of at least 2 Texas doctors. There are several more Texas docs who are...
Welcome aboard, USBowl. You're member #13. Presumably, other non-members are also reading the board? We used to have some lively discussions on the old Yahoo...
OCA has just filed an objection with the bankruptcy court in New Orleans, dated September 20, 2007. It's entitled NOTICE OF OBJECTION TO PROOFS OF CLAIM AND...
Subject: Re: OCA Objection to Paying ANYONE! In carefully reviewing the 9/20 filing by OCA, page 4, BASIS FOR OBJECTIONS TO CLAIMS, I'm more than a little...
The attorneys are analyzing OCA's attempt earlier this week to avoid paying any of the doctors. At last one attorney feels that it's yet another attempt by...
Things appear to be heating up in the Brehnan case in No. California. They're scheduled for a jury trial in November. Yet OCA is still playing their usual...
In looking over some of my old OCA files today, I came across a report by Deen Kemsley, Ph.D. He's Tulane University accounting professor who was retained as...
In the lastest edition of the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthodopedics (the house publication of the American Assn. of Orthodontists,)...
A copy of a letter dated 9/25/07, purportedly written by Dr. Lazarra, has been forwarded to me. It's entitled "letter of correction," and refers to his...
The judge in the New Orleans Bankruptcy Court FINALLY delivered a ruling in the case of Dr. Bush, which took place March 5 - 14. This supposed to be the...
Several things come to mind when reading about the Bush trial: 1. Having an admitted strong bias against OCA and in favor of affiliated doctors, I'm...
Georgia law is somewhat equivocal regarding the unlicensed corporate practice of dentistry. However, I believe most other states take a much more definitive...
There is reportedly a move afoot to have doctors send letters of Termination Without Cause to OCA. I'm not familiar with the contracts, which differ from the...
It's been awfully quiet lately. Apparently, no one but Goldstein clients are going to trial in December. (And there are only a couple of those.) Everyone is...
Judge Vance, the District Court judge in New Orleans, has issued a lengthy opinion withdrawing the reference for 55 OCA doctors. That means their cases move...
Strange?!?!?! I seem to remember that OCA's blog on their website promised objective reporting on the legal front. There's a new post about an 11/15/07, ruling...
There doesn't appear to be much happening at present. I'd guess that the upcoming holiday season will tend to encourage that situation. An interesting quote...
OCA's website www.orthodon.com has a reprint of a recent article from Ortho Tribune extolling the virtues of being an affiliate. It talks about their more...
There's a January 10 status conference scheduled with District Court Judge Vance. Counsel for the affiliates will request that approximately 43 doctors in 9...
Dr. Bush's counsel has filed an almost 50 page appeal of the verdict from Judge Brown's court. The appeal alleges that Judge Brown's court erred in several...
