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Article • June 10, 2015
Contempt Adjudication is Not Conviction of Offense for Purposes of Oregon Criminal Record Law by Contempt Adjudication is Not Conviction of Offense for Purposes of Oregon Criminal Record Law On October 9, 2013, the Oregon Court of Appeals held that contempt of court adjudication is not the conviction of an …
Article • June 10, 2015
Pennsylvania Officer’s Widow Receives $5 Million Settlement for Accidental Shooting Death by Pennsylvania Officer’s Widow Receives $5 Million Settlement for Accidental Shooting Death In November 10, 2009, the City of Easton agreed to pay $5 million to Carin Sollman, the widow of Officer Jesse Sollman. After the 2005 accidental shooting …
Article • June 10, 2015
$20,000 Settlement in CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner’s Ankle Injury by $20,000 Settlement in CCA’s Failure to Treat Tennessee Prisoner’s Ankle Injury Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $20,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging It failed to provide proper medical care for a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention …
CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall by CCA Pays $6,000 Settlement in Dangerous Conditions Causing Tennessee Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Corrections Corporation of America paid $6,184.71 to settle a claim brought by Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility prisoner James A. Reese, who alleged negligence …
CCA Pays $400,000 in Suicide Death of Tennessee Juvenile by CCA Pays $400,000 in Suicide Death of Tennessee Juvenile Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $400,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a juvenile who committed suicide at the Shelby Training Center in Tennessee. The …
CCA Pays $120,000 in Stabbing Death of Tennessee Prison Counselor by CCA Pays $120,000 in Stabbing Death of Tennessee Prison Counselor Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $120,000 to settle a lawsuit in the stabbing death of one of its employees, Delbert Steed, at Hardeman County Correctional Facility in Tennessee. …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Infections, Sanitation, Vermin
CCA Pays Tennessee Prisoner $6,250 for Brown Recluse Spider Bite by CCA Pays Tennessee Prisoner $6,250 for Brown Recluse Spider Bite Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and Hamilton County, Tennessee, paid $6,250 to prisoner Teresa Allen to settle a negligence claim. Allen alleged that while housed at the Silverdale Correctional …
Article • June 10, 2015
CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury by CCA Pays $4,500 for Failure to Treat Tennessee Juvenile Detainee’s Eye Injury Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $4,500 to settle an Eighth Amendment claim brought by a juvenile held at its Silverdale Detention Facilities in Tennessee. …
CCA Pays $1,000 for Failure to Protect Stabbing of Tennessee Prisoner by CCA Pays $1,000 for Failure to Protect Stabbing of Tennessee Prisoner Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $1,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging the negligence of guards resulting in a prisoner being stabbed. Prisoner David Gardner alleged that …
CCA Paid $3,000 Settlement to Prisoner Assaulted with Issued Lock by CCA Paid $3,000 Settlement to Prisoner Assaulted with Issued Lock Correction Corporation of America (CCA) paid $3,000 to settle the lawsuit of Silverdale Correctional Facility prisoner Jeffrey L. Pines who alleged CCA was negligent in issuing a lock that …
CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit by CCA and Aramark Pay $2,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Slip and Fall Suit The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and Aramark Correctional Services (Aramark) paid a combined $2,000 to settle a Tennessee prisoner’s slip and fall claim. The …
Article • June 10, 2015
California: Government Immunity Does Not Shield Officials from Decision to Keep Wrong Person Incarcerated by California: Government Immunity Does Not Shield Officials from Decision to Keep Wrong Person Incarcerated In August 2007, the California Supreme Court held that the governmental immunity provision of Government Code (GC) §845.8(a) did not shield …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Jail Misconduct
Former Sacramento County Jail Medical Director Sentenced for Drug Abuse by Former Sacramento County Jail Medical Director Sentenced for Drug Abuse In February 2011, 15 months after he was convicted of writing fraudulent oxycodone prescriptions, Peter Dietrich, the former director of medical services for the Sacramento County Jail System, was …
Article • June 10, 2015
Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours by Santa Clara County Fulfilled Meeting and Conferring Obligations in Reducing Peace Officer's Work Hours The California Appeals Court for the Sixth District has held that Santa Clara County (“County”) fulfilled its lawful obligations “to meet …
Article • June 10, 2015
California Supreme Court: Names of Officers Involved in Shooting Must Be Disclosed by California Supreme Court: Names of Officers Involved in Shooting Must Be Disclosed On May 29, 2014, the California Supreme Court held that under the California Public Records Act (PRA) the Long Beach police department was required to …
Article • June 10, 2015
California Appellate Court Rules Attorney May Not Be Assessed Costs in Frivolous Suit by California Appellate Court Rules Attorney May Not Be Assessed Costs in Frivolous Suit A California appellate court recently held that state law does not allow a court to tax costs against a plaintiff's attorney, even when …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Classification, Furloughs
Arkansas Prisoner’s Suit Based on Classification Status Dismissed by David Reutter Arkansas Prisoner’s Suit Based on Classification Status Dismissed by David Reutter The Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a prisoner’s lawsuit for being barred by sovereign immunity and for failure to state a cause of action on which …
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Employee Litigation, Police
Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds by Alleged Retaliation towards Police Deputy Unrelated to First Amendment Protection, Federal Court Holds The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that a former police sergeant’s freedom of speech and association rights were …
Fowler et al. v. Commissioner of MA Department of Correction, MA, Class Action Complaint, Hepatitis C Medical Malpractice, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-12298-NMG Document 1 Filed 06/10/15 Page 1 of 17 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS EMILIAN PASZKO and JEFFREY FOWLER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, …
In-the-News Article • June 10, 2015
PLN wins FOIA appeal in DC Circuit against Bureau of Prisons June 10, 2015 Articles about PLN Litigation Courthouse News Prison Magazine Wages Long Fight for Info By JACK BOUBOUSHIAN    WASHINGTON (CN) - The D.C. Circuit revived Prison Legal News' 12-year quest for documents showing all the money the …
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