Jurors: Pa. abortion doc got greedy, lost his way

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 15, 2013
Tags: abortion, crime, doctor, Health Care, legal news, murder, pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Dr. Kermit Gosnell proved a serene but solitary figure in the courtroom during his long murder trial, in contrast to the chaotic life he built as an inner-city doctor, abortion provider and father of six. Jurors who convicted him this week of killing three babies born alive at his run-down West Philadelphia clinic [...]

Lawyer: Pa. abortion doc accepts guilty verdict

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 14, 2013
Tags: abortion, crime, doctor, dr. kermit gosnell, Law, legal news, manslaughter, murder, pennsylvania, Prison

PHILADELPHIA — A defense lawyer says a Philadelphia abortion provider convicted of murder accepts the verdict and isn’t sorry he went to trial. Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the deaths of three babies born alive. He agreed Tuesday to waive any appeals in exchange for being spared the death penalty. [...]

4th Circuit affirms Salisbury doctor’s convictions

BY: Barbara Grzincic
POSTED: April 23, 2013
Tags: 4th u.s. circuit court of appeals, doctor, john mclean, legal news, maryland, st. joseph's medical center, stent, surgery

A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of a Salisbury cardiologist who implanted unnecessary heart stents in more than 100 patients at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

Gardner Duvall: Top court casts doubt on commonly used settlement approach

BY: Gardner Duvall
POSTED: December 9, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, Court of Appeals, doctor, Law, legal news, litigation, torts

The settlement of litigation is a common and important facet of the administration of justice. Unfortunately, a recent decision by the Court of Appeals casts doubt on the meaning and usefulness of an ordinary approach to settlement and release in Maryland.

Obama administration urges Cuba to allow Md. man to see U.S. doctor

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 3, 2012
Tags: alan gross, Barack Obama, cuba, doctor, president, Prison, State Department, victoria nuland

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration wants an American imprisoned in Cuba to see his personal physician amid concerns he may have a cancerous growth on his shoulder. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says Maryland native Alan Gross should be released. Short of that, she says Gross should be allowed to see a U.S. doctor. The [...]

Family, doctor settle suit over death of boy, 7

BY: Steve Lash
POSTED: September 23, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, botched, breaking legal news, doctor, Dr. Robert Hoofnagle, family, hernia, Hoofnagle Urology Center LLC, Jason and Mary Beth Nance, legal news, maryland, Settlement, u..s district court, verdict

The parents of a 7-year-old boy who died in 2009 of an allegedly botched hernia operation followed by a misdiagnosed and mistreated kidney infection settled their medical malpractice lawsuit against their Bel Air urologist and his medical practice.

Feds want Maryland to go beyond health act

BY: Kaiser Health News
POSTED: August 29, 2012
Tags: act, Affordable Care Act, Department of Health and Human Services, doctor, federal government, Health Care, hospitals, improvement, maryland, spending

If quiet negotiations between policymakers and industry bear fruit, Maryland could join the short list of states attempting to go far beyond the Affordable Care Act in improving health and limiting spending. Federal officials are urging Maryland and its powerful health industry to build on the state’s unique hospital rate-setting system to develop sweeping cost [...]

Mass. General displaces Hopkins as nation’s top hospital

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: July 17, 2012
Tags: Baltimore, boston, doctor, Health Care, hospital, Johns Hopkins, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization

Boston is celebrating another championship, but this time it’s not a sports team. Massachusetts General Hospital was named Tuesday as the nation’s top hospital by U.S. News and World Report. MGH, which held the No. 2 spot last year, displaced Johns Hopkins Hospital at the top of the annual list. Hopkins had been at the [...]

Utah doctor facing murder charge gets transferred

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 19, 2012
Tags: abortion, charged, crime, doctor, Dr. Nicola Irene Riley, extradition, late-term abortion, maryland, murder, utah
Comments: 4

Dr. Nicola Irene Riley and her attorney, Edwin Wall

ELKTON — A Utah doctor facing a murder charge related to a botched second-trimester abortion has been extradited to Maryland. An attorney for Dr. Nicola Riley says Riley was flown to Maryland Thursday and has an initial appearance and bail review scheduled for Friday morning in Elkton. Prosecutors did not return a message seeking comment. [...]

Utah abortion doctor to face murder charge in Maryland

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 9, 2012
Tags: 3rd district court, abortion, charges, doctor, extradition, felony, late-term abortion, maryland, murder, nicola irene riley, steven brigham, utah
Comments: 1

Dr. Nicola Irene Riley and her attorney Edwin Wall appear at a Monday hearing in Judge Ann Boyden's court in Salt Lake City Monday, January 9, 2012. Riley has waived extradition proceedings and will be transported to Maryland to face felony murder charges after a botched late-term abortion in 2010. Riley waived extradition after the judge denied a request for bail during the hearing. Maryland authorities charged Riley with two counts of murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in December. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf, Pool)

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah doctor will be taken back to Maryland to face felony murder charges after a botched late-term abortion in 2010. Dr. Nicola Irene Riley waived extradition Monday after a judge denied a request for bail during a hearing in Salt Lake City. The physician has been in jail on a [...]