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PLRA Attorney Fee Cap Applies to Fees on Fees by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg In a case of first impression, the Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals ruled that the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) fee cap limiting recovery of a prevailing prisoner plaintiff's attorney fees to …
Article • November 15, 2002 • from PLN November, 2002
$32,500 Florida Jail Accident Settlement by On October 30, 2001, the Broward County jail in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, settled a prisoner's work accident suit for $32,500. Edward Beal, 47, a prisoner at the county jail was assigned to a jail work program at the Dania Beach facility. While cutting trees, …
Article • September 15, 2002 • from PLN September, 2002
Louisiana's Administrative Remedy Procedure Unconstitutional by by Matthew T. Clarke The Supreme Court of Louisiana has declared that the Corrections Administrative Remedy Procedure (CARP), La.Rev.Stat. 15:1171-1179, when applied to tort claims, violates article V,16 of the Louisiana constitution. Michael Wayne Pope, a Louisiana state prisoner, was severely injured on his …
Article • August 15, 2002 • from PLN August, 2002
Nevada Juvenile Road Accident Kills Six, Settles for $3.5 Million by Six Nevada teenagers in a juvenile offender program working to pay off fees and restitution in lieu of doing time in a detention center were struck and killed in March 2000 as they picked up trash on a freeway …
Illinois Court Reduces Prisoner's Eye Injury Award to $850,000 by The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois has denied a motion for a new trial by an Illinois Department of Corrections (ILDOC) physician but granted remittitur of both the compensatory and punitive damages awards given to …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
$6,000 for Amputated Ring Finger by $6,000 for amputated ring finger In the Summer of 1993, Donnie Hayes was confined at the McNeil Island Corrections Center (MICC), near Steilacoom, Washington. He was assigned to work in the MICC kitchen. On July 21 of that year, MICC kitchen staff instructed Mr. …
$2.2 Million Award for New Mexico Prison Bug Spray Injuries by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the denial of a habeas corpus petition which challenged the federal Parole Commission's denial of parole with a 15_year setback. The Court, however, did not order a new hearing but only …
Brief • December 14, 2001
Filed under: Workplace Injury
Carruthers v. Pride, FL, Complaint, Work Injury, 2001 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR. LEON COUNT', FLORIDA CASE NO.: D CD DIVISION: Calvin Carruthers Plaintiff, • C:. • (VI tlfr27 r." VS. Prisons Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, and Donald Larson, …
Article • August 15, 2001 • from PLN August, 2001
Court Awards $146,000 in Arizona Medical Indifference Case by Lonnie Burton An Arizona prisoner was awarded over $146,000 in damages in January 2000 after he filed suit claiming that an Arizona prison nurse's care amounted to deliberate indifference. Manuel Covarrubias, 46, was a prisoner at the state prison at Douglas, …
Wyoming Prison Officials Settle Poisoning and Medical Suits for over $200,000 by Wyoming Prison Officials Settle Poisoning And Medical Suits for over $200,000 In August 2000, Wyoming officials agreed to settle two consolidated cases for $200,000 in damages, costs, and attorney fees. The cases were filed in a Wyoming federal …
Article • July 15, 2001 • from PLN July, 2001
Filed under: Work, Workplace Injury, Damages
New York Prisoner Wins $7,200 in Negligence Suit by New York Prisoner Wins $7,200 In Negligence Suit On January 31, 2000, the Court of Claims in Binghamton, New York awarded $7,200 in damages to Kenneth Edmonds, who was injured in an accident while he was working on a prison work …
Brief • 2001
Fry v. Bouchard Transportation CO., NY, Motion in Limine, Evidence of Prior Convictions, Boating Accident, 2001 Stephen Jacobson ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ----------------------------------------------------------X , 98 Civ. 2866 () Plaintiff, -against- Defendants. -----------------------------------------------------------X MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION IN LIMINE TO OVERRULE …
Wildfires Highlight Cheapness of Prisoner Lives by Wildfires HighLight Cheapness of Prisoner Lives The summer of 2000 brought dev- astating wildfires to the Western United States. By official count, some 25,000 firefighters were involved battling dozens of blazes across the West during the height of the fire season. That includes …
$4,500 Verdict in NY Hernia Suit by On November 16, 1999, the New York court of claims awarded New York state prisoner Justo Lopez $4,500 for a hernia he developed while assigned to do work beyond his physical capacity. Prior to his incarceration Lopez had been shot several times, as …
No Immunity for Ignoring Prisoner Work Restrictions by Ronald Young No Immunity For Ignoring Prisoner Work Restrictions by Ronald Young A federal district court for the Eastern district of New York held that a prisoner's allegations that he was required to perform sanitation duties despite a doctor's orders to the …
Idaho Prisoners Can Sue for On-the-Job Injuries by The Idaho state Supreme Court held that prison officials were not entitled to summary judgment in an action brought by prisoners for injuries sustained during participation in a prison work program. Prisoners Mark Mead and Jeff Smith were injured in separate accidents …
Article • August 15, 2000 • from PLN August, 2000
$2 Million Awarded in IL Medical Neglect Suit by On February 2, 2000, a federal jury in Illinois awarded $2 million in damages to a prisoner blinded through medical neglect by prison officials. The damage award is believed to be the highest in a prisoner civil rights case in Illinois. …
$12,000 Awarded in NY Work Injury Suit by On June 28, 1999, the New York court of claims awarded Leon Bienkowski $12,000 for past general damages for injuries he suffered on a prison work detail. Bienkowski was a prisoner at the Elmira Correctional Facility in New York in 1996 when …
Article • July 15, 2000 • from PLN July, 2000
$97,500 Awarded in NY Prison Work Accident by On July 19, 1999, a Binghamton county court in New York awarded $97,500 in damages to Fred Thomas for an eye injury he suffered. while imprisoned in a New York state prison in 1993. Thomas, then a 33-year-old prisoner at the Elmira …
Prison Working Conditions Protected by Eighth Amendment by A federal district court in New York held that fact issues existed as to whether a prison official was deliberately indifferent to a prisoner's health, and whether she was aware of unsafe working conditions. Since both situations fall within the purview of …
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