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Eleventh Circuit Revives Claim Against NaphCare for Wrongful Death of Atlanta Jail Detainee
Loaded on Dec. 1, 2023
by Douglas Ankney
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2023, page 56
Filed under:
Naphcare,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Involuntary Treatment/Drugging.
Location:
Georgia.
by Douglas Ankney
“This appeal arises from the tragic death of Antonio May,” began the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on June 7, 2023. As longtime PLN readers know, “tragic” deaths are often those for which no one is held liable. Sure enough, the ...
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