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Court to Mull Disability Case Limits By GINA HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider more limits on lawsuits by the disabled, this time involving a state medical board's refusal to license a mentally ill doctor. Justices will decide whether agencies, like the California Medical Board, have constitutional protection from lawsuits under a federal disability law. Dr. Michael J. Hason sued after he was turned down for a medical license because he suffers from depression. He argued that the licensing board should have accommodated his disability by offering him a probationary license that required him to get psychotherapy or other help. An appeals court said Hason could sue the medical board, but the Supreme Court may stop the suit and prevent others like it.....
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