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States Duty To Protect Prisoners Is Limited To Reasonably Foreseeable Risks

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Medical, Skeletal Injury, Premises Liability. Location: New York.

Suffering from seizures, former New York State prisoner Wesley Levin
appealed a Court of Claims' dismissal for damages because of injuries
sustained after falling twice from his top bunk. The second fall occurred
three days after Doctor Francois Thebaud ordered him moved to a bottom
bunk. The dismissal was upheld ...

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