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Brief • June 18, 2013
Filed under: Medication, Malpractice
Earnest v. Glodis, MA, Judgment, Jail Malpractice Dangerous Medication Combinations, 2013 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-0478 SUFFOLK, ss. CHRISTOPHER EARNEST vs. GUY GLODIS l & others /UJPu- 2 cS (}0-j- MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT C6 .d{.13 fr INTRODUCTION WF …
Brief • May 20, 2013
Filed under: Muscular, Malpractice
Hildebrand v. United States, IL, Complaint, Med Mal for Torn ACL, 2013 1:13-cv-01233-JBM-BGC # 1 Page 1 of 13 E-FILED Monday, 20 May, 2013 05:23:45 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS TONY HILDEBRAND, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ASSISTANT WARDEN JONES, …
Prison Health Care Provider under Fire in Illinois by Christopher Zoukis In 2011, the State of Illinois signed a 10-year, $1.36 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources, a for-profit company, to provide medical services to Illinois prisoners. Since the contract went into effect there have been numerous complaints concerning the …
Article • March 15, 2013 • from PLN March, 2013
Eleventh Circuit: Corizon Policy Led to Prisoner’s Paralysis; $1.2 Million Verdict Upheld by In a September 6, 2012 unpublished ruling, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict that found Corizon Health, Inc., formerly Prison Health Services (PHS), had a policy or custom of refusing to send prisoners …
Colorado: CCA Doctor Disciplined for Role in Prisoner’s Death by In December 2012, the Colorado Medical Board concluded its inquiry into a complaint filed against Dr. David Mark Sakai Oba, who provided medical services at the CCA-operated Bent County Correctional Facility (BCCF), and issued an admonishment. Terrell D. Griswold, 26, …
Brief • March 4, 2013
Francis v. Hammond, WA, R&R, MedMal, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-06023-RBL-JRC Document 22 Filed 03/04/13 Page 1 of 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA 8 9 10 SHAWN FRANCIS, 11 12 13 14 Plaintiff, CASE NO. C12-6023 RBL-JRC REPORT AND …
F.M. v. Walden, NM, Complaint, Medical Malpractice, 2013 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 2/28/2013 11:14:55 AM STEPHEN T. PACHECO JAM D-101-CV-2013-00644
R.J. V. GEO Group, NM, Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2013 FILED IN MY OFFICE DISTRICT COURT CLERK 2/28/2013 3:00: 15 PM STEPHEN T. PACHECO STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT jam R.J., R.R., B.R., S.D., J.L.C., J.C., H.M., J.K., R.G., J.M, and M.Q., BY: .. …
Brief • January 29, 2013
Robinson v. Integrative Detention Health Services, GA, Complaint, Staph Infection Causing Spinal Injury, 2013 Case 3:12-cv-00020-CAR Document 41 Filed 01/29/13 Page 1 of 27 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATHENS DIVISION MONICA ROBINSON, Plaintiff, v. INTEGRATIVE DETENTION HEALTH SERVICES, INC., HART COUNTY, GEORGIA, SHERIFF MIKE …
PLN Settles Public Records Suit Against PHS in Vermont, Obtains Settlement Payout Information by Alex Friedmann On February 21, 2012, Prison Legal News settled a public records lawsuit filed in Vermont state court against Prison Health Services (PHS, now operating as Corizon Health, Inc.). As part of the settlement PHS …
Parish v. Cook County, IL, Plf Memo, Deny Pretrial Detainees Prescriptions, 2012 Case: 1:07-cv-04369 Document #: 175 Filed: 07/02/12 Page 1 of 46 PageID #:4201 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Michael Parish, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) -vs) ) …
Article • May 15, 2012 • from PLN May, 2012
Failure to Refute Expert Testimony Warrants Summary Judgment Against California Prisoner Suing for Medical Malpractice by In an unpublished opinion, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment against a prisoner who sued a surgeon for medical malpractice, but then failed (due to limited resources) …
California Prison Doctors Accused of Misconduct Get Paid to Shuffle Paperwork, Deliver Mail by Unable to take decisive action due to state civil service protections, California’s prison system is saddled with the expense of paying the salaries of dozens of physicians who have been deemed unfit to treat patients. Such …
Article • March 15, 2012 • from PLN March, 2012
Report Criticizes Ohio Prison Doctor Who Resigned by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An August 2011 performance report by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) found that a prison doctor failed to properly follow-up with his patients, and improperly discontinued medications and treatment without meeting with patients. …
Article • February 15, 2012 • from PLN February, 2012
Alaska Medical Care Reimbursement Statute Extends to Former Prisoners; State Refuses to Pay Part of Medical Malpractice Judgment by Mark Wilson On June 24, 2011, the Alaska Supreme Court held that state law allows the Alaska Department of Corrections (ADOC) to seek reimbursement of medical costs from former prisoners. Dewell …
Brief • December 15, 2011
Hernandez v. United States, FL, Complaint, Misdiagnosis Causing Permanent Disability, 2011 Case 5:11-cv-00370-EAK-TBS Document 16 Filed 12/15/11 Page 1 of 17 PageID 188 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Ocala Division ROBERT LEE HERNANDEZ, Plaintiff, vs. Case No. 5:11-cv-00370-EAK-TBS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. / FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT …
Article • November 15, 2011
Whether Prisoner Officials’ Actions Constitute Deliberate Indifference not Subject to Expert Opinion by U.S. District Judge John Steele granted in part and denied in part a motion in limine seeking to preclude expert opinion on whether the actions of prison officials constituted deliberate indifference. Michelle Goebert, a former Lee County, …
Article • September 15, 2011 • from PLN September, 2011
Oregon Settles Prisoner’s Heart Failure Medical Mistreatment Case for $390,000 by Mark Wilson “This poor woman had two valves diseased, both of them stressing her heart out, giving her heart failure,” said Dr. Sanjiv Kaul, head of cardiovascular medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU), speaking of Katherine Anderson, a …
Habeas Unavailable for Federal Prisoners’ Medical Claims by Federal prisoners may not resort to habeas corpus to challenge inadequate medical care, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided on January 26, 2011. Charles Robinson sought habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 after federal prison officials allegedly …
$1.2 Million Awarded Against PHS After Florida Jail Prisoner Paralyzed by A federal jury in Florida has awarded $1.2 million to a former prisoner who was paralyzed due to deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs while he was incarcerated at the Lee County Jail. The jury found that the …
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