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Katrina Hospital Death Charges Dropped

Charges have been dropped against two nurses accused of having helped murder four patients, aged 61 to 90, allegedly given a lethal drug cocktail by a physician during the chaos created by Hurricane Katrina. The unusual case involved second-degree murder charges filed last summer against nurses Lori Budo and Cheri…

Jul 6, 2007 1:59 AM CDT

New Orleans Judge Tackles Defense Ills

A New Orleans judge is shining a light on the city’s troubled public defender system. Judge Arthur Hunter Jr. has held hearings into problems plaguing indigent defendants as the justice system struggles to recover from Hurricane Katrina, the Los Angeles Times reports. He has called for more funds and notified…

Jun 27, 2007 4:12 PM CDT

Nurses Testify in Katrina Hospital Deaths

Several nurses are reportedly soon to testify before a grand jury, two of them under immunity grants, in an ongoing criminal investigation of the deaths of at least four hospitalized patients in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Health care workers at Memorial Medical Center, including at least one doctor, are…

Jun 20, 2007 11:26 PM CDT

Katrina Hospital Death Charges Dropped

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Nurses Testify in Katrina Hospital Deaths

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