Can a state prevent a plaintiff from practicing patient law even though he is not licensed to practice in the state?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from O'Reilly v. Board of Medical Examiners, 55 Cal.Rptr. 152 (Cal. App. 1966):
Appellant cites in particular the case of Sperry v. State of Florida ex rel. Florida Bar (1963) 373 U.S. 379, 83 S.Ct. 1322, 10 L.Ed.2d 428. That case held that a state could not enjoin the plaintiff from practicing patient law even though that plaintiff was not licensed in the state, because the state law conflicted with federal law and federal law prevailed. However, the
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