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Article • April 15, 2011
Florida: Woman Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Officers for $67,500 after Arrest While in Premature Labor by Derek Gilna In June 2010, Melanie Dawn Williams, who had been arrested by officers after allegedly running a red light on her way to the St. Vincent’s Medical Center emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida …
Article • April 15, 2011
Philadelphia Settles Diabetes Suit by On March 13, 2003, the City of Philadelphia agreed to settle a suit over the adequacy of care provided to diabetic prisoners at Philadelphia jails. The terms of the settlement require the city to establish policies related to the treatment of prisoners with diabetes. For …
Brief • April 7, 2011
Cox v. County of Otero, NM, Complaint, Excessive Force - Beating, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-00296-WPL -LAM Document 1 Filed 04/07/11 Page 1 of 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO MICHAEL COX Plaintiff, v. No. -------- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF OTERO, …
Brief • March 28, 2011
Smith v. County of Lenawee, MI, Order - Summary Judgment, Wrongful Death Deliberate Indifference Alcohol Withdrawal, 2011 Case 2:09-cv-10648-DML-MJH Document 139 Filed 03/28/11 Page 1 of 50 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION SUETTA SMITH, as Personal Representative of the Estate of BRENDA SUE SMITH, Deceased, …
Brief • March 28, 2011
Henderson v. Bentley, AL, Complaint, HIV Prisoner Discrimination, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION LOUIS HENDERSON, DANA HARLEY, DARRELL ROBINSON, DWIGHT SMITH, ALBERT KNOX, ROOSEVELT JAMES, JOHN mCKS, APRIL STAGNER, ASHLEY DOTSON, and MELINDA WASHINGTON, on behalf of themselves and of …
Madrid v. CoreCivic, NM, Complaint, Medical Neglect Leading to Permanent Brain Damage, 2011 Case 1: 11-cv-00,267 Document 1-1 Filed 03/28/11 1 Page 6 of 15 fi:NOQF-l~!iiD FILEDIN MYOFFICETHIS ,,.l;,tt F!F:lJil~ 2011~ STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF BERNALILLO SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT '!.l?.4.i i:(: ~~fiftl' ~~~i'.lli"tffiQ,t • . . C.lttwJtlf/v …
Norwood v. Zhang, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011 Case: 1:10-cv-03143 Document #: 40 Filed: 03/25/11 Page 1 of 7 PageID #:272 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHER DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIE NORWOOD, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, …
Summary Judgment for Illinois Jail Nurse Reversed in Wrongful Death Suit by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of a nurse at Illinois’ Peoria County Jail (PCJ) who was accused of providing deliberately indifferent medical care to …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Have a Cell Phone in Your Rectum? Body Cavity Searches OK’d in First Circuit, but Surgical Searches Are Not by Brandon Sample It is okay to look for contraband in a prisoner’s rectum so long as the search is done by medical staff in a non-abusive manner, according to the …
Prison Health Services Doctors Caught in Scandals by In a two-week period in July 2010, two doctors employed by Prison Health Services (PHS) were involved in scandals that led one to resign while the other was arrested. PHS regional medical director Dr. Trevor P. Parks was accused of not being …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Nevada Agrees to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Over Medical Treatment at Ely State Prison by In July 2010, Nevada officials agreed to settle a federal class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that alleged constitutionally inadequate medical care at Ely State Prison. The ACLU …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Forcible Treatment
Terminally Ill Maryland Prisoner May Refuse Treatment; State’s Highest Court Denies Forced Treatment by Mark Wilson The Maryland Court of Appeals held that prison officials cannot force a terminally ill prisoner to undergo kidney dialysis treatment. In 1995, Troy Reid was sentenced to 40 years in the custody of the …
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Medication, Malpractice
Disgraced Doctor Good Enough for Texas Prisoners by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In 2006, Anita Goodman lost her 31-year-old son Aaron to an overdose of prescription medication as a wave of similar deaths rolled through Harris, Jefferson and Orange Counties in Southeast Texas. Aaron picked up a prescription drug …
Continuing Violation Doctrine Applies to Deliberate Indifference in New York by The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the continuing violation doctrine applies to a New York prisoner’s deliberate indifference claim under the Eighth Amendment. Jose J. Shomo was confined by the New York City Department of Corrections …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Transplants
Condemned Oregon Prisoner Launches Organ Donation Campaign by Christian Longo murdered his wife and three young children, stuffed their bodies in suitcases and sleeping bags and tossed them into the ocean off the Oregon coast in December 2001. Afterward he attended an office pizza party then fled for the sunny …
Oregon Mental Patient Dead for Hours Feet from Nurse’s Station; Investigations Reveal Deficient Care and Superintendent Forced Out by In 2008, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) threatened to sue Oregon over abysmal conditions and patient care at the Oregon State Hospital (OSH), where the classic “One Flew Over …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Podiatry
$15,000 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Foot Surgery Suit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $15,000 to settle the lawsuit of Prisoner Donald Hatch for medical negligence. While at the D.C. Jail on September 6, 1990 Hatch received treatment for a bunionectemy at the D.C. General Hospital, requiring surgery to …
$10,000 Settlement for Failure to Protect DC Prisoner and Deliberate Indifference to His Medical Needs by The District of Columbia (DC) paid $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by prisoner Aloyouis Chelsey for injuries sustained at DC’s Correctional Treatment Facility (CTF), which is operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Surgery, Hernias, Podiatry
$1,000 Settlement for Washington Prisoner’s Untreated Hernia by The State of Washington paid $1,000 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner James M. Downing for medical neglect. While incarcerated at Airway Heights Correction Center (AHCC) from October 6, 2003 to November 18, 2004 Downing complained to medical staff about his numerous …
Article • March 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Dental Care
$1,500 Settlement in D.C. Prisoner’s Denture Denial Lawsuit by The District of Columbia (D.C.) paid $1,500 to settle the lawsuit of prisoner Richard Hunter for deliberate indifference in refusing to provide him with dentures. While at the D.C. Jail on November 9, 2000 Hunter informed the dental staff, Dr. Bowles, …
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