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Court Rejects Class Status for Nebraska Prisoners Facing Substandard Health Care
by David M. Reutter
A Nebraska Federal district court denied class certification in a lawsuit alleging systematic deficiencies in the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NCDS) health-care system. Individual claims of some of the lead incarcerated plaintiffs were allowed to proceed.
The court’s June 8, 2020, order resolved 11 pending ...
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