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Pennsylvania County Jail Settles Medical Indifference Suit for $55,000
Loaded on July 15, 2010
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2010, page 20
Butler County, Pennsylvania has agreed to settle a medical deliberate indifference lawsuit for $55,000. In April 2006, James Raub was arrested and taken to the Butler County Prison. During the booking process, he told guards and a nurse that he was in pain and wanted to be sent to a ...
Filed under:
Medical,
Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal,
Malpractice,
Forcible Treatment,
Settlements.
Location:
Pennsylvania.
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