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NY Court Dismisses Prisoner’s Assault Claim, Voids $500,000 Jury Award
Loaded on May 15, 2008
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2008, page 11
NY Court Dismisses Prisoner's Assault Claim, Voids $500,000 Jury Award
Filed under:
Failure to Protect (General),
Civil Procedure,
Damages,
Municipal Liability.
Location:
New York.
On March 15, 2007, a New York Civil Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Riker's Island prisoner George Craig, who alleged that the City was liable for injuries he suffered when he was attacked by another prisoner who was apparently ...
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