POTOMAC VALLEY ORTH. v. BOARD OF PHYSICIANS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard R. Rubin ( William E. Copley of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Washington, D.C.), on brief, for appellants.

Thomas W. Keech , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Douglas F. Gansler , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for appellees.

Gary R. Alexander ( James K. McGee of Alexander & Cleaver, P.A., Fort Washington, MD), on brief, for appellees.

William J. Murphy, Esq. , John J. Connolly, Esq. , Murphy & Shaffer LLC, Baltimore, MD, for Amici Curiae brief of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Urological Association, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Academy of Neurology, and American Gastroenterological Association.

Seth A. Rosenthal, Esq. , Kristin M. Koger, Esq. , Venable LLP, Rockville, MD, for Amicus Curiae brief of the American College of Radiology.

Shari Ross Lahlou, Esq. , Crowell & Morning LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae brief of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Argued before BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, MURPHY, ADKINS and BARBERA, JJ.