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Article • July 1, 2020 • from PLN July, 2020
Pennsylvania Judge Verdict: A Potential Death Sentence for Shoplifting Conviction by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Thirty-six-year-old Ashley Via Menser of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, is battling both cervical and ovarian cancer from prison after being convicted and sentenced in January 2020 for shoplifting $109.63 worth of groceries. As her case progressed …
Green v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 MUTUAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT In exchange for the following full and complete consideration provided by Wexford Health Sources, Inc. ( 11 Wexford 11), on behalf of itself and the Estate of Saleh Obaisi (the "Estate11 and, together with Wexford, the "Wexford …
Article • November 4, 2019 • from PLN November, 2019
Judge Orders Federal Prisoner with Cancer Released Due to Poor Medical Care by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In June 2019, a U.S. District Court ordered that a prisoner held at the Federal Correctional Institution in Aliceville, Alabama be released due to the poor medical care she received from the …
Cox v. Santos, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In foll and complete consideration of the payment by ~ f the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Benjamin Cox (the "R eleasor"), on behalf of myself …
Brief • June 28, 2019
Beck v. Hurwitz et al, NC, Ruling, Medical Condition, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ANGELA MICHELLE BECK, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 1:13-CR-186-6 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Catherine C. Eagles, …
Hollingsworth v. IDOC, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2019 .GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMSAND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT Attero Hollingsworth, (the "Releasor"), and - n d Wexford Health Sources, Inc. ("Wexford") (each a "Party" and collectively the "Parties,,), on behalf of themselves and their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, agree as follows: 1.0. …
Brief • May 10, 2019
Beck v. Hurwitz et al, NC , Complaint, Medical Condition, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA Civil No: 1:19-cv-488 ANGELA M. BECK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) HUGH J. HURWITZ, Acting ) Director of the Federal Bureau of ) …
Article • February 5, 2019 • from PLN February, 2019
Connecticut DOC Settles Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawsuit for $1.3 Million by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell After misdiagnosing a prisoner’s skin cancer as psoriasis for years and refusing to perform tests when treatment was not working, the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle the prisoner’s …
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Article • October 12, 2018 • from PLN October, 2018
Nebraska County, Jail Medical Provider Settle Suit Over Medication Denial for $10,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In April 2018, Saunders County, Nebraska and Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Inc. (ACH) agreed to pay $10,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former jail prisoner who was denied medication for a …
Article • September 1, 2018
Ninth Circuit rules on 'pattern of behavior' issue in Corizon Health case by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Corizon Health Inc. acted as a state agency when providing health care to Arizona prisoners, and established a policy of neglect that violated constitutional …
Wayne World v. Correctional Managed Health Care, CT, medical malpractice and neglect settlement, 2018
Article • July 8, 2018
California Prisoner Awarded $500 for Spread of Cancer Due to Medical Indifference by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Armster Hampton, whose cancer potentially spread because prison medical staff failed to initiate any testing or treatment, was awarded $500 in damages by a federal jury. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1999 and 2003, while …
B.K. (by Tinsley), et al. v. McKay, et al., AZ, amici curiae ACLU, findings of fact describing unconstitutional conditions, 2018 Case: 17-17501, 07/06/2018, ID: 10933980, DktEntry: 45, Page 1 of 39 Nos. 17-17501 & 17-17502 ___________________________________ UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT ___________________________________ B.K. by her next …
Parsons, et al. v. Ryan, et al., AZ, order and judgment of civil contempt, prisoner health care and safety, 2018 Case 2:12-cv-00601-DKD Document 2898 Filed 06/22/18 Page 1 of 24 1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 …
Texas Jail Administrator Receives $115,000 Settlement for Wrongful Termination by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 46-year-old county jail administrator agreed to a $115,000 settlement with Gray County, Texas, after her employment was ended because of a prolonged medical absence. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shelly McCarn had been employed with Gray County for …
Green v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-02959 Document #: 63 Filed: 03/27/18 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:237 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Curtis Green (B-15063), Plaintiff, v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.; Dr. Imhotep Carter; Dr. Saleh Obaisi; and Ghalia …
Article • December 28, 2017
$675,000 in Wrongful Death of Federal Prisoner by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Estate of James F. Norton, formerly a prisoner at Federal Correctional Institution Oxford, Wisconsin, was awarded a total of $678,505.67 for the wrongful death of Norton due to negligence by prison medical staff between 1989 and …
Article • July 28, 2017 • from PLN August, 2017
Seventh Circuit: Two-month Delay in Ordering Biopsy Not Deliberate Indifference by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled on October 12, 2016 that a two-month delay in ordering a biopsy of a prisoner&rsquo;s potentially cancerous masses did not constitute deliberate indifference to his …
Rats, bugs and ‘natural’ deaths at nation’s largest women’s prison by Julie K. Brown by Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald Yvonne McBride was a physically healthy 26-year-old woman when she entered Lowell Correctional Institution for women June 20, 2013. The Florida Department of Corrections noted in its exam of McBride …
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