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Sixth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity Denial; MDOC Director's Policy Challenged

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Diabetes, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice. Location: Michigan.

Sixth Circuit Affirms Qualified Immunity Denial; MDOC Director's Policy
Challenged

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed denial of qualified
immunity to the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC)
in a complaint brought by the father of a deceased prisoner claiming that
the director's medical care policy ...

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