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Don't Sue Agreement Enforced in Jail Fire

The court of appeals for the Fifth circuit vacated a jury verdict of $200,000 in favor of a Mississippi prisoner injured in a jail fire because plaintiff had signed an agreement saying he wouldn't sue the jail in exchange for probation and payment of his medical expenses by the jail. ...

 

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