Murray's New Lawyer -- I Know Propofol1/8/2010 2:40 PM PST by TMZ StaffDr. Conrad Murray's new lawyer claims he's the best of the best when it comes to cases involving Propofol and death -- and dude has the track record to prove it.
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TMZ spoke to J. Michael Flanagan who told us, "I'm probably the only attorney in town that has successfully tried a Propofol case involving death."
Back in 2004, Flanagan defended a nurse who was accused of wrongly administering the stuff to a patient who later died. The nurse was charged with involuntary manslaughter -- the same crime we're told the D.A. is likely to charge Murray with. But with Flanagan by her side, the nurse was acquitted.
As for Murray's role in the Michael Jackson case, Flanagan told us, "I am totally unaware of any facts that would give rise to an involuntary manslaughter charge."
As TMZ first reported, the LAPD is expected to hand over their case to the L.A. District Attorney in a matter of weeks. We're told the D.A will almost certainly criminally charge Murray in MJ's death.
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LoginCOURT TESTIMONY REVEALS NEW DETAILS ABOUT DEATH.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer
BURBANK - New details came to light this past week in the case of two nurses facing trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center cancer patient given a sedative sedative, without a doctor's order.
Registered nurses Kelly Miyasato, 32, of Redondo Beach and Amy Brunner, 26, of Alhambra are set for arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted Jan. 28.
Eighty-year-old Burbank resident Pierre Azar's heart decelerated after he was given the sedative shortly after 2 a.m. on June 7, 2003, and he was pronounced dead 10 minutes later, said Deputy District Attorney Vesna Maras.
In preliminary hearing testimony Wednesday, Sue Kohl, director of risk management, regulatory compliance and patient safety at the hospital, said Miyasato admitted to administering the sedative to Azar because "she just thought it would help the patient.''
Permission should have been given by Azar's physician before the sedative was administered, Kohl said. Kohl said Brunner admitted to getting the prescription sedative Diprivan and leaving it on the counter for Miyasato, after Miyasato told Brunner her patient was trying to climb out of the bed. Brunner also admitted to using a syringe to take the sedative from the running intravenous system of another patient, which put that patient at risk for infection, Kohl said.
"They are not being prosecuted because they intentionally harmed or wanted to harm this patient or kill him,'' said Maras, the deputy D.A. Paul Loh, the attorney for Miyasato, did not immediately return a call Friday.
Michael Flanagan, Brunner's attorney, said "the whole issue is you've got a nurse (Miyasato) that was a little bit panic-stricken because she was having trouble managing a terminally ill Terminally Ill cancer patient.''
When Brunner gave Miyasato the syringe, she assumed her colleague would not administer the entire amount in it, Flanagan said. "But apparently (Miyasato) gave him the entire syringe-full, which was quite surprising to my client,'' he said. Miyasato and Brunner were working in the intensive care unit and both of them had only two patients that evening, the deputy district attorney said. "When you look at the options available and you look at the amount of patients, it's not exactly the same as an ER with a train wreck train wreck'' Maras said.
If convicted of both counts, Miyasato and Brunner could each face up to four years and eight months in prison, she said. Both nurses began working at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in 2002, said Brian Greene a spokesman for the hospital. They were suspended on June 7 and "separated'' from the hospital on June 11, he said.
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LoginNURSE FOUND NOT GUILTY IN PATIENT DEATH VERDICT: 'MISTAKE IN JUDGMENT'.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer
PASADENA - A former Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center nurse was acquitted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a terminally ill Burbank man who was given a powerful drug without doctor's orders.
Amy Brunner, 26, was accused of leaving the anesthetic anesthetic Diprivan in a syringe on June 7, 2003, for fellow nurse Kelly Miyasato, 32, to administer to Pierre Azar, 80, who was suffering from cancer. Azar was pronounced dead 10 minutes after Miyasato administered the drug.
Brunner's attorney, J. Michael Flanagan, said jurors found that Azar's death resulted from "a mistake in judgment'' but not manslaughter on the part of Brunner. "She's feeling very, very relieved that this nightmare has come to an end,'' Flanagan said.
The state Board of Registered Nursing has filed administrative charges against both nurses. Hearings on those charges are scheduled for March, but they still have their licenses. Brunner is working as a nurse in a medical office, Flanagan said.
The jury deliberated all day Wednesday at Pasadena Superior Court and came back Thursday morning and returned its verdict. "While Ms. Brunner violated the medical center's policy as well as the scope of her nursing practice by providing a medication without a doctor's prescription, we are aware that she never meant to harm the patient. She was only trying to help another nurse in the care of the patient,'' Patrick Petre, the hospital's administrator, said in a statement.
The nurses are no longer working at the hospital.
Miyasato pleaded no contest Monday to practicing medicine without certification and had an involuntary manslaughter charge dismissed. She was sentenced to five years' probation and 350 hours of community service.Diprivan, a fast-acting drug that can stop a patient from breathing, is only supposed to be administered through a syringe if the patient is breathing with a respirator and if a doctor is present, according to according to prosecutors. Miyasato gave Azar, who was not on a respirator, the drug in the early morning hours, when no doctor was nearby.
Flanagan said he is in settlement negotiations with the Board of Registered Nursing and that
Brunner will not lose her license. An attorney for the agency would not confirm whether those negotiations are under way.
Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office, said "this was a case that needed to be taken to a jury.''
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LoginMichael Flannagan is Murray's lawyer and he got his client Amy Brunner acquitted of the charges against her and she retained her nursing license.
The other defendant, Kelly Miyasato "pleaded no contest Monday to practicing medicine without certification and had an involuntary manslaughter charge dismissed." But she had her nursing license revoked.BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSINGLicensee Name: MIYASATO KELLY ANN
License Type: Registered Nurse
License Number: 575084
License Status: REVOKED
Expiration Date: December 31, 2006
Issue Date: December 14, 2000
County: LOS ANGELES
Actions: Yes
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Disciplinary Actions
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January 24, 2005 Supplemental/Amended Accusation Filed
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LoginOn page 10 it says that she graduated from "a two year program at Los Angeles County - USC Medical Centre"![]()
Guess where it seems she works now...Kelly MiyasatoAdministrative Analyst at
UCLA Medical CenterWork on UCLA wait list for prospective kidney and pancreas transplant candidates, monitor QA of UCLA database and with UNOS database to assume accuracies and remedy discrepencies, formulate new policies and procedures to maintain UCLA's wait list; generate reports using spreadsheets to target specific patient population at UCLA wait list.
(Frequent contact with terminally ill patients?)Administrative Analyst
UCLA Medical Center- Health, Wellness and Fitness industry
July 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 2 months)
with areas of expertise include analyzing program services, developing protocols, maintaining databases, data entry, scanning, medical terminology, ICD-9, CPT and quality assurance. Computer proficient in typical software applications, such a Word and Excel. A team-oriented professional dedicated to improving the quality of healthcare services.
Education: Los Angeles County, School of NursingAssociates Degree in Nursing , Medical ,
1998 — 2000 (It's the right person, a two year program ending in the year 2000)You are not allowed to view links.
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LoginAmy Brunner also links to the recent videos I made about a patient of Murray's "Eliza Robertson"...but all of this is most likely a coincidence, I am sure. 
