Hearing continued to Tuesday, May 20 at 9 a.m.; staff to send notice

Attorney Fazina announced that the hearing would be continued and, after discussing participant availability, confirmed a new date and time: “So we will resume on Tuesday, May 20 at 9AM.”

The date-setting discussion centered on conflicts among attorneys, doctors and a patient who had attended. Participants considered several dates in May and early June before settling on Tuesday, May 20, with a tentative end time of 1 p.m. Attorney Fazina asked staff to send a new notice; a staff member identified as Betty confirmed she would do so.

Speakers raised multiple scheduling constraints: some participants said they were unavailable on May 12; others said they could not make May 16 because of medical appointments; one participant said they had a 1 p.m. independent medical examination on May 19 and could only attend a morning session. The group discussed starting at 9 a.m. and finishing between 12:30 and 1 p.m. to accommodate an attendee with a midday appointment. The patient on the line said they would check with their employer and expected to be available but would confirm.

There was no recorded formal motion or vote to set the date; the transcript shows participants agreeing on May 20 by consensus and staff accepting the task of issuing the updated notice. Attorney Fazina also noted that if it became necessary to recall a witness who had finished testimony — specifically referencing Dr. Kagan — the hearing might need to be rescheduled again.

Next steps: staff will publish and send a new notice for the continued hearing on Tuesday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and participants will confirm individual availability as needed.