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$15,000 Settlement for Amputated Finger

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2009

Filed under: Medical, Injury -- Misc., Amputations, Failure to Treat. Location: California.

On February 2, 2007, Anthony Jose Gonzales accepted a $15,000 settlement from Sacramento County, California for the loss of his right-middle finger, which was amputated due to infection while he was being held in the County's Main Jail for drug possession. The settlement was reached in response to a complaint ...

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