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Seventh Circuit Vacates, Remands Punitive Damages Award Against Wexford
Loaded on March 5, 2019
by Derek Gilna
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2019, page 49
Filed under:
Wexford Health Services,
Medical Misconduct,
Failure to Treat.
Locations:
Illinois,
United States of America.
by Derek Gilna
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has remanded a prisoner’s lawsuit against Wexford Health Sources, Inc., the healthcare provider for Illinois’ Department of Corrections, for either a reduced punitive damages award or a new trial on the issue of damages.
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