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$35,000 Paid to Florida Jail Nurse for Assault
On November 12, 1988, while employed as a nurse at Florida's Palm
Beach County Jail, Ella Donald was assaulted by a prisoner on suicide
watch after a guard opened the prisoner's cell. The prisoner charged
through the door, striking Donald. She sustained a torn interior cruciate
ligament that required arthroscopic surgery. When a prisoner is on
suicide watch, two guards and a supervisor are required to be present when
the cell is opened. In this case, only one guard and one supervisor were
present. The matter was settled for $35,000 on June 1, 1993. Donald was
represented by Phillip Houston of West Palm Beach. See: Donald v.
Sheriff Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Circuit Court, Case No. 91-
12831 AJ.
Beach County Jail, Ella Donald was assaulted by a prisoner on suicide
watch after a guard opened the prisoner's cell. The prisoner charged
through the door, striking Donald. She sustained a torn interior cruciate
ligament that required arthroscopic surgery. When a prisoner is on
suicide watch, two guards and a supervisor are required to be present when
the cell is opened. In this case, only one guard and one supervisor were
present. The matter was settled for $35,000 on June 1, 1993. Donald was
represented by Phillip Houston of West Palm Beach. See: Donald v.
Sheriff Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County Circuit Court, Case No. 91-
12831 AJ.
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Related legal case
Donald v. Sheriff Palm Beach County
| Year | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Cite | Palm Beach County Circuit Court, Case No. 91-12831 |
| Level | State Trial Court |
| Conclusion | Settlement |
| Attorney Fees | 0 |
| Damages | 35000 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |
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