Critical Care Providers and Clinical Ethicists
Amici Curiae
Bradley S. Phillips, Counsel of Record The amici curiae in thisbrief are 11 physicians, professors of medicine, clinical ethicists, and otherhealth care providers who specialize in critical care medicine, medical ethics,and end-of-life-care. Bradley S. Phillips is a partner with the law firmMunger, Tolles & Olson, where he specializes in complex civil litigation.He received his law degree from Yale University in 1978. The following isexcerpted from the AmicusCuriae Brief for the Petitioners assubmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on November 12, 2007. Pancuroniumbromide, the second drug in the three-drug protocol used by the Commonwealth ofKentucky, is a neuromuscular blocking agent…
