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Brief • February 2, 2015
Scott v. Pennsylvania DOC, PA, Aphasia Disability Discrimination, Complaint, 2015 ~----------- ··· ·----·· ·· ·- Case 1:15-cv-00229-JEJ Document 1 Filed 02/02/15 Page 1 of 11 r:tLED HARRISBURG, l_ r ... IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DONALD SCOTT, FEB O2 zaisw ) ) Plaintiff, …
Brief • December 15, 2014
McGill v. Correctional Healthcare Companies, CO, Verdict Form, Malpractice and Negligence, 2014 Case 1:13-cv-01080-RBJ-BNB Document 185 Filed 12/15/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 5 Case 1:13-cv-01080-RBJ-BNB Document 185 Filed 12/15/14 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 5 Case 1:13-cv-01080-RBJ-BNB Document 185 Filed 12/15/14 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 5 Case 1:13-cv-01080-RBJ-BNB …
Florida: Sheriff’s Office and Medical Provider Pay $1 Million for Prisoner’s Death by Gary Hunter In July 2013, Armor Correctional Health Services agreed to settle a wrongful death suit by paying $800,000 to the family of Allen Daniel Hicks, Sr., who died after being denied medical care while incarcerated at …
Publication • August 5, 2014
Tobacco Control Policies and Deaths from Smoking in U.S. Prisons Medical Study BMJ 2014 BMJ 2014;349:g4542 doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4542 (Published 5 August 2014) Page 1 of 12 Research RESEARCH Prison tobacco control policies and deaths from smoking in United States prisons: population based retrospective analysis OPEN ACCESS 1 2 Ingrid A …
Brief • January 6, 2014
McGill v. Correctional Healthcare, CO, Amended Complaint, stroke malpractice negligence, 2014 Case 1:13-cv-01080-RBJ-BNB Document 42 Filed 01/06/14 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 46 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 13-cv-01080-RBJ-BNB KENNETH MCGILL Plaintiff, v. CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE COMPANIES, INC. d/b/a “CORRECTIONAL HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, …
Brief • November 20, 2013
McCollum v. Livingston, TX, Deposition of Owen Murray, Heat Stroke Death, 2013 · · · · · ··IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT · · · · · ··FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS · · · · · · · · · · ··DALLAS DIVISION · ·......................................................... · · …
Woodson v. Quinn, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2013 Case 3:13-cv-00240-GCS Document 6 Filed 05/06/13 Page 1 of 51 Page ID #118 IN THE UNITED STATES DIST RICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DIST RICT OF ILLI NOI S DWAYNE M. WOODSON, #N- 1039 2 Plai nt iff, ) ) ) ) …
Article • February 15, 2012
Permanent Injury from Excessive Force by Georgia Jail Guards Worth $892,138 by A Georgia man was paid $892,138 to settle a suit for injuries suffered when jail guards subjected him to excessive force. The plaintiff, Mr. Viar, was arrested for public drunkenness. “Officers banged his head against the bars of …
Medical Review Board’s Order Properly Excluded in Connecticut Worker’s Compensation Claim by The Connecticut Supreme Court has affirmed an order by the compensation review board that approved the refusal of the workers’ compensation commissioner to admit into evidence a decision by the state medical examining board awarding a prison guard …
Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009
Jury Awards Almost $900,000 to Dallas County Jail Stroke Victim by Gary Hunter After a one week trial and a day of deliberation a federal jury awarded Stanley Shepherd $890,336 when a stroke he suffered, in the Dallas County jail, left him permanently paralyzed. On October 4, 2003 Shepherd was …
Article • August 15, 2008
Drug Reaction Suit Dismissed for Lack of Causation by The plaintiff was prescribed Symmetrel, to which he had a reaction that required hospitalization; later he had two strokes, which he attributed to the drug. The plaintiff failed to establish a triable issue as to causation, since the prescribing doctor now …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
$3,175,000 Judgment against Private Health Contractor for Illinois Prisoner’s Stroke by $3,175,000 Judgment against Private Health Contractor for Illinois Prisoner's Stroke On January 26, 2007, an Illinois prisoner who claimed he suffered a stroke due to negligence on the part of Health Professionals, Ltd. a private company that contracts with …
Article • May 15, 2007
Nurse Denied, Sheriff Granted, Qualified Immunity on Prisoner's Stroke by The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, partly reversing the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, held that a jail nurse was not entitled to qualified immunity but that the sheriff and jailer were so entitled, in …
Article • May 15, 2007
Filed under: Medical, Medication, Blood, Stroke
Washington DOC Settles Stroke Suit for $111,000 by The Washington Department of Corrections agreed to pay $111,000 to settle a prisoner's lawsuit in which he claimed to have suffered permanent injuries after DOC doctors discontinued his heart medication. The settlement was finalized on October 22, 2002 in the Snohomish County …
Article • May 15, 2007
Georgia $892,138 Settlement For Stroke/Brain Damage Caused By Cops by In March 1996, the County of Decatur, Georgia, agreed to pay $892,138 to a man who claimed he was assaulted by deputies while imprisoned in the county jail and suffered a stroke and brain damage as a direct result. Following …
$470,000 Paid in Pennsylvania Jail Prisoners Seizure Related Death by $470,000 Paid in Pennsylvania Jail Prisoner's Seizure Related Death The Estate of a Pennsylvania prisoner has settled its civil rights action alleging Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment violations for the wrongful death of Virginia Brejcak, 42, at the Bucks County Correctional …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
Washington Settles Prisoners Medical Indifference Suit for $370,000 by Washington Settles Prisoners Medical Indifference Suit for $370,000 by Michael Rigby In October 2005, the State of Washington settled for $370,000 a prisoners federal lawsuit in which he alleged that indifferent medical treatment proximately resulted in a stroke that left him …
PHS Liable for Denying Insulin to Diabetic New Jersey Jail Prisoner by The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the U.S. District Court (New Jersey) on its dismissal of a pretrial detainee's state law medical malpractice claims and summary judgment for jail defendants of the detainee's claims under 42 …
PHS Redux: Sued In A Dozen States, Contract Losses, Stock Plummets, Business Continues by by John E. Dannenberg Prison Health Services (PHS), a subsidiary of America Service Group, Inc. (ASG), continues to face lawsuits and lose contracts for its deplorable record of prisoner health care gaffes in a dozen states. …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Filed under: Medical, Stroke
$250 for Lack of Aftercare Following Stroke by $250 for lack of aftercare following stroke On February 8, 1996, while incarcerated at the WSP, Frederick Aylward suffered a stroke. The stroke severely limited Mr. Aylward's mobility. Following the stroke, WSP medical staff refused to provide physical therapy to assist Mr. …
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