Acquitted on charges of helping a mentally unstable woman kill herself, Lawrence Egbert—dubbed second “Dr. Death”—is carrying on with his macabre work. Terry Greene Sterling on his next legal hurdles.

Whether a damages remedy should be available when a federal agent violated the plaintiff’s First and Fourth Amendment rights by entering private property without a warrant, throwing the plaintiff to ...

In 2006 John Celmer's body began to break down. He was diagnosed with oral cancer and had to undergo surgery to remove the tumor and then radiation therapy to kill off any remaining malignant cells.

Dr. Lawrence Deems Egbert Jr., a physician and anesthesiologist whose medical license was revoked after he championed assisted suicide through the Final Exit Network, died of a heart attack June 9 at ...

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OROVILLE — Clinton Egbert was found guilty by a jury Friday of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his wife in Chico more than eight years ago. Egbert, 46, who now faces up to 40 years to ...

Donald Egbert worked in a shipyard, as a street paver, an electrician, and as a salesman in his lifetime. But he was happiest while working as a gardener at home, even as after his 100th birthday last ...

LAWRENCE EGBERT COMES to his cramped third-story office almost every weekday, taking calls on an old white push-button phone with a handset darkened by years of smudged newsprint and perspiration.

Update: On June 8, 2022, the Supreme Court issued a decision sharply restricting the availability of damages remedies when federal officials violate individuals’ constitutional rights — and ruling out ...