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“Stillborn” Premature Infant Found Alive In Coffin By Mother [VIDEO]

April 14, 2012 lawmed 1 Comment

Five “medical professionals” in the northern province of Chaco, Argentina, have been suspended pending an investigation after a newborn was pronounced dead at birth and shipped off to the morgue only to be discovered alive in a coffin by her mother, Analia Bouter, some 12 hours later. The little girl was born premature at 26 weeks gestation and declared stillborn.

From CBS news:

Bouter told the TeleNoticias TV channel in an interview Tuesday night that doctors gave her the death certificate moments after the girl was born, and that she still hasn’t received a birth certificate. She said the baby was quickly put in a coffin and taken to the morgue’s refrigeration room. Twelve hours passed before she and her husband were able to open the coffin to say their last goodbyes.

That’s when the baby trembled, she said. Bouter thought it was her imagination – then she

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ND Doctor In Propofol Rape Case Has Pleas Withdrawn Will Face Trial [VIDEO]

April 06, 2012 lawmed 10 Comments

We told you previously about the case of Dr. Jon Norberg, 41, of Fargo who was accused of raping a woman who was not his patient (turned out to be his wife) after administering the anesthetic propofol to her more than 30 times over an 18 month period. In January, in a deal with prosecutors, he plead guilty to felony reckless endangerment and a misdemeanor count of sexual assault. Compared to rape charges these were a walk in the park.

Norberg was accused of drugging his wife with the anesthetic propofol and sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions. Norberg has claimed his wife consented to receiving the propofol and that both of them agreed upon it as a treatment her chronic pain from an autoimmune disease. His estranged wife, a physician herself, claims otherwise and has painted her husband as a sadistic liar. Despite his plea to the misdemeanor sexual … (Continued…)

Ex Texas Nurse Guilty Of Murdering 5 Dialysis Pts With IV Bleach [VIDEO]

April 03, 2012 lawmed No comments

Huffington Post

Kimberly Saenz, Ex-Nurse Gets Life In Prison For Killing 5 With Bleach

By MICHAEL GRACZYK

LUFKIN, Texas ~A former Texas nurse convicted of killing five dialysis patients by injecting them with bleach should spend the rest of her life in prison with no chance of parole, jurors who earlier convicted the woman of capital murder last week said Monday.

Kimberly Saenz was convicted Friday of killing the patients at a clinic run by Denver-based health care giant DaVita Inc. She also received three 20-year terms for aggravated assault in the cases of five other patients who were deliberately injured at the facility in East Texas.

Jurors spent about 45 minutes deliberating before returning with a decision on the punishment. They also could have recommended that Saenz receive the death penalty.

“I was hoping for the death penalty but I’m all right,” said Wanda Hollingsworth, whose mother was among … (Continued…)

Full Circle: Winkler County Atty Tidwell Has License Suspended

February 04, 2012 lawmed No comments

Things have been coming full circle in the extraordinary case of the Winkler County Texas Nurse Whistleblower Case over the past year and that circle may just have closed. The last bit of justice seems to have been served with the suspension of former Winkler County Attorney Scott Tidwell’s license to practice law in the state of Texas.

It all began in 2009 when Anne Mitchell and Vicki Galle, two nurses working at Winkler County Memorial Hospital who were responsible for Quality Assurance, Risk Management and Medical Staff privileges advised hospital administrator Stan Wiley that one of their physicians, Dr. Rolando Arafiles, had violated the standard of care, hospital policies and made some serious medical errors. Wiley refused to take any action and told the two they were prohibited from reporting Arafiles to any outside agency without his approval, in violation of state law.

Concerned over the safety of their … (Continued…)

Ohio Anesthesiologist Convicted Of Murder Seeking New Trial [VIDEO]

February 01, 2012 lawmed No comments

Former anesthesiologist and convicted murderer Mark Wangler is back in an Ohio courtroom asking for a new trial.

His attorney argued before the Third District Court of Appeals the reasons they should overturn the aggravated murder conviction for the death of Wangler’s first wife Kathy. The arguments focused on scientific evidence allowed, and not allowed, during the March 2011 trial. Attorney Christopher McDowell criticized the method scientists used to test chemicals on duct work in the home, calling it junk science. McDowell said Judge Richard Warren shouldn’t have allowed jurors to hear the testimony at all. He also objected to a defense witness not being allowed to refute the evidence. The chemical evidence was key since Wangler was convicted of killing his wife by using carbon monoxide, a deadly asphyxiate gas.

McDowell also says officers collected evidence beyond the scope allowed by a search warrant including a diary. However, assistant … (Continued…)

Indictment Unsealed In Md Abortionists Murder Case

January 08, 2012 lawmed No comments

[Updated with additional information, video and links to documents 1/10/12]

We previously reported that police in Maryland have charged abortion doctors Steven Brigham, 55, of Voorhees, N.J., and Nicola Riley, 46, of Salt Lake City, Utah with a number of serious crimes including first-degree murder. Brigham faces 5 counts of the top murder charge as well as 5 counts of second-degree murder. Riley faces 1 count of first-degree murder and 1 count of second-degree murder. Both face a single count of conspiracy to commit murder. A third physician, George Shepard, 88, a resident of Maryland has had his medical license permanently revoked but has not had criminal charges filed. Brigham and Riley have both had their medical licenses suspended.

The indictments in the case were sealed however thus very few details were available. It was anticipated that once the indictments were unsealed we would gain an understanding of precisely why … (Continued…)

Felon Dr. Norberg Defense Of Propofol Use On Wife FAILS [Video]

January 08, 2012 lawmed 1 Comment

In what can only be described as a pathetic attempt to justify what was at best gross medical negligence and unethical behavior, and at worst chemical incapacitation for the purpose of committing serial rape, Dr. Jon Norberg, 41, of Fargo N.D. went on camera Friday, days after pleading guilty to lesser charges of felony reckless endangerment and misdemeanor sexual imposition.

If the public learned anything about propofol from the Michael Jackson case , it is the fact that it should NEVER be administered in someone’s home under ANY circumstances, and that it is a very dangerous drug in untrained hands. The good Dr. Norberg would have us believe that he is somehow qualified and even experienced in the administration of propofol and that a reasonable physician might inject his wife with it over and over to treat an illness. There is not an ounce of truth in this. Not an … (Continued…)

SHOCKER: Victim In Propofol Rape Case Is Wife Of Convicted Dr [VIDEO]

January 06, 2012 lawmed No comments

In a stunning development, the victim in the Fargo, N.D. ‘propofol rape’ case has stepped forward and identified herself to the public. She is none other than Alonna Norberg, the wife of the accused, now guilty, Dr. Jon Norberg who entered an Alford plea of guilt in court yesterday. For months the only description of the victim had been a ‘woman who was not a patient’ of Dr. Norberg.

After Dr. Norberg’s plea he made statements to the media which were false according to Mrs. Norberg who says she has come forward to set the public record straight. “I would have preferred that these matters remain private to shield my children, but the legal cases and news coverage make it important that I correct the public record,” she said in a statement released by her attorney. According to court documents, she has filed for a divorce. However her husband claimed … (Continued…)

Watch Harsh Words Delivered By Judge Pastor At Murray Sentencing [VIDEO]

December 04, 2011 lawmed No comments

If you did not get the chance to watch the video of Judge Pastor sentencing Dr. Conrad Murray to 4 years in prison it is well worth 10 minutes of your time. He rakes Murray over the coals in a well deserved come-to-Jesus, dose of reality, statement. 4 years in county jail was the maximum sentence allowed under the law and you get the impression that Pastor would have preferred a longer sentence in state prison. The judge refers to Murray’s treatment of Michael Jackson as “medical experimentation”.

http://lawmedconsultant.com/murray.flv … (Continued…)

NY Pain Doc Arrested: 10 Patients Dead From OD [VIDEO]

November 23, 2011 lawmed No comments

A Queens NY pain management doctor made a practice of peddling prescriptions to addicts and drug dealers, including a man who killed four people in a pharmacy robbery and at least 10 of his patients have died of drug overdoses according to authorities.

Dr. Stan Li wrote more than 17,000 prescriptions – mainly for oxycodone and other highly addictive painkillers – in the last 2 1/2 years at his Queens weekend clinic where he would see up to 120 patients per day. One patient had overdosed numerous times yet Li continued to prescribe him narcotics until ultimately he had a fatal overdose.

Li’s lawyer, Aaron M. Wallenstein, says the doctor denies everything, has acted “responsibly” and “wants to fight this to the end.” Li, 57, is being held on $500,000 bail after pleading not guilty to prescription sale and reckless endangerment charges. Currently the charges all relate to one patient, … (Continued…)

Nurse Charged With Murder In Fatal Nursing Home Fire [VIDEO]

November 21, 2011 lawmed No comments

Registered nurse Roger Dean, 35, has been charged with murder and arson in connection with the deaths of four people during a fire at Quakers Hill Nursing Home in Sydney, Australia where he worked. He had been seen on television news reports telling journalists that he had helped evacuate patients as the fire was raging inside. Three more victims have also died and more charges are expected. 30 victims remain hospitalized with 12 of them in critical condition.

No motive has been given for his burning down his place of employment, but just a few hours before the fire Sydney police were at his residence investigating a complaint against him filed by co-workers at another nursing home where he worked previously. Officers did not finish their interview with him before another emergency called them away. Dean had been working at the Quakers Hill for about two months after resigning from … (Continued…)

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