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Pennsylvania: $5,442,000 Award For Failure To Treat Ruptured Spleen
On November 11, 1994, a jury in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, awarded
$5,442,000 to a prisoner whose ruptured spleen went untreated.
On March 4, 1987, while imprisoned at the Philadelphia House of Detention,
plaintiff, 37, suffered a fall at the prison injuring his left shoulder,
cervical spine, and back. Plaintiff was ...
$5,442,000 to a prisoner whose ruptured spleen went untreated.
On March 4, 1987, while imprisoned at the Philadelphia House of Detention,
plaintiff, 37, suffered a fall at the prison injuring his left shoulder,
cervical spine, and back. Plaintiff was ...
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