This episode features one of a handful of characters who have appeared in the show, who are apparently named after early 90's rock or grunge musicians. In this episode its the Lane Staley character played by Isaiah Washington, who was named after Layne Staley, the lead singer of Alice In Chains.
Executive producer Tom Fontana offered Julianna Margulies to turn her character into a recurring role on the show, but she turned it down in favor of ER (1994).