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$280,000 settlement after family files wrongful death suit against New Jersey jail, health providers
Loaded on Sept. 10, 2018
by Kevin Bliss
Filed under:
Pain,
Dental Care,
Failure to Treat,
Eighth Amendment,
Pepper Spray/Tear Gas,
Wrongful Death.
Location:
New Jersey.
by Kevin Bliss
A civil action lawsuit was filed against Burlington County Jail (DCJ), CFG Health Systems, Corizon Health, Inc. and others on behalf of Jerome Iozzia after he died due to improper medical treatment and lack of medication for an abscess developed from a pulled tooth.
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