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$2.5 Million Verdict in California Medical Neglect Case
Loaded on March 15, 2003
by Marvin Mentor
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2003, page 13
On May 8, 2002, a California superior court jury awarded $2.5 million in damages for negligent medical care to a severely diabetic state prisoner, who, debilitated from insulin shock, broke his neck in a fall sustained while trying to run to the prison medical clinic.
Filed under:
Medical,
Skeletal Injury,
Diabetes,
Staffing,
Damages,
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Rehabilitation Act.
Location:
California.
David Padilla was incarcerated at ...
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