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$2.5 Million Verdict in California Medical Neglect Case

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.


David Padilla was incarcerated at ...

 

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