What's an Ethical Doctor to Do?
I hope the jurors now deliberating the fate of Dr. William Hurwitz take a look at one of the exhibits in the case, a rumination he posted in a chat room in December of 2001. He was wrestling with the...
View ArticleDr. Hurwitz's Mysterious Motive
After five days of deliberation, the jurors in the Hurwitz case still haven't reached a verdict, and I wonder if they're arguing about one of the chief puzzles of the case: his criminal motive....
View ArticleAt Last, a Verdict for Dr. Hurwitz?
Dr. William E. Hurwitz testified at a Virginia Board of Medicine hearing in Richmond, Va., on July 31, 1996. (Photo: Richmond Times-Dispatch, Clement Britt via Associated Press The jury appears close...
View ArticleDr. Hurwitz Convicted on 16 Counts of Drug Trafficking
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - After deliberating for seven days in federal court here, a jury late this afternoon found Dr. William Hurwitz guilty on 16 counts of drug trafficking. Dr. Hurwitz, whose legal battles...
View ArticleHurwitz Jurors Explain Their Verdict
Since the verdict in the Hurwit trial on Friday, I've interviewed three of the twelve jurors, and they told pretty much the same story. They said that the jury considered Dr. William Hurwitz to be a...
View ArticleThe Hurwitz Jurors Explain Further
The Hurwitz jurors will not win any popularity contests with the readers of this blog, to judge from the responses to the post quoting the jurors' reasons for convicting Dr. William Hurwitz. But let me...
View ArticleDr. McIver's Pain; Richard Paey's Hope
When is a pain doctor a drug pusher? If you've read Tina Rosenberg's excellent article on Dr. Ronald McIver, you know the answer to that question posed on the cover of the Times Magazine: When a...
View ArticleThe Bad Science Prize
Karen Tandy, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, with her not-so-telltale bag of 1,600 pills. (Photo: D.E.A.) In all fairness, I must report that the low point for science in the trial of...
View ArticleA Win for Dr. Hurwitz, a Loss for the Pill-Counters
Dr. William Hurwitz was sentenced Friday to 57 months in prison for prescribing opioids. That's more time than his supporters and some of the jurors were hoping for, but it's still a major victory for...
View ArticleRichard Paey Is Free
Linda Paey, right, reacts to her husband's pardon by hugging Catherine, one of their three children. (Photo: AP/Phil Coale) Amazing news from Florida, courtesy of the Miami Herald: DAYTONA BEACH - A...
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