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(WNY News Now) – Attorney General Michelle Henry has filed a lawsuit against Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., alleging contract violations and systemic neglect in managing Delaware County’s Crozer Health System, leading to facility closures and reduced healthcare services for thousands.HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the filing of a lawsuit against Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., regarding years of the company’s mismanagement and neglect of Delaware County-based Crozer Health System, which has resulted in closures of facilities and shattered a network of care for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians.The lawsuit alleges Prospect Medical has broken an Asset Purchase Agreement, approved by a court in 2016, by cutting services and closing facilities, while diverting ...

(WNY News Now) – An Erie County judge has sentenced Andee R. Wright of Amherst to 18 years to life for the murder of her newborn son, marking a tragic end to a case of concealed pregnancy and infant death.Buffalo, N.Y. – Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that 33-year-old Andee R. Wright received an 18-year-to-life sentence from Acting Erie County Court Judge Andrew C. LoTempio. Wright was convicted of second-degree murder after a six-day trial and found guilty of intentionally killing her newborn baby.On October 5, 2020, Wright gave birth to a 37-week-old boy alone in a bathroom at a residence on Eggert Road in the Town of Tonawanda. Following the birth, Wright did not call for emergency assistance for herself or the baby. She was later discovered in medical d...

AG Henry Sues Prospect Medical Holdings Over Alleged Mismanagement, Seeks Immediate Oversight of Crozer Health

Amherst Woman Sentenced to 18 Years to Life for Killing Newborn