Judge Stays Suspension Related to Decades-Old Conviction

A Southern California judge said the Division of Workers' Compensation might have more discretion than it realizes with regard to mandatory suspensions, at least when it comes to deciding whether a conviction during Ronald Reagan's first presidential term is substantially related to a doctor’s qualifications to practice medicine today. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff on Wednesday signed an order staying the suspension of Dr. Bruce Fishman pending his appeal of an order in which the administrative director said he had no choice but to suspend...