DEATHERAGE v. EXAMINING BD. OF PSYCHOLOGY

No. 15082-8-III.

932 P.2d 1267 (1997)

85 Wash.App. 434

Edward L. DEATHERAGE, Ph.D., Appellant, v. STATE of Washington, EXAMINING BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Nine.

March 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Kochansky, Coeur dÁlene, ID, for Appellant.

Jerald R. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, for Respondent.


KURTZ, Judge.

Does the absolute immunity accorded a witness protect an expert from licensing board disciplinary proceedings? Here, the State of Washington, Examining Board of Psychology, brought such proceedings after Edward Deatherage, Ph.D., allegedly failed to meet professional ethical standards in the work that formed the basis of his testimony in several child custody disputes. Dr. Deatherage raises the immunity issue...

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