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Washington DOC Settles Hep C Death Suit for $1 Million

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2003 published in Prison Legal News February, 2003, page 15
Filed under: Hepatitis, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice. Location: Washington.
Washington DOC Settles HEP C Death Suit for $1 Million


On October 30, 2002 the Washington Department of Corrections agreed to pay $1 million to the family of Philip Montgomery to settle a wrongful death suit filed by his survivors. Montgomery had hepatitis C and died from a lack of …

 

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