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Article • December 15, 2007
New York Prisoner Awarded $100,000 for Delayed Surgeries From Work Place Fall by A New York prisoner who was denied medical care for five months was awarded $100,000. On May 25, 1989, New York prisoner Thomas Lenahan fell from a two-story roof in a work accident. He was treated for …
Article • December 15, 2007
Wisconsin Jail Heart Attack Case Settled for $25,000 by Waukesha County, Wisconsin, paid a prisoner $25,000 to settle claims related to a heart attack he suffered while imprisoned. Mr. Blavat was denied his prescribed heart medication while confined in Waukesha County Jail, causing him to suffer a heart attack. Blavat …
Article • December 15, 2007
Kansas Medical Neglect Death Case Settled for $35,000 by A Kansas prisoner's estate was paid $35,000 to settle a case related to his death. While confined in the Sedgwick County Correctional Facility, Mr. Stockwell suffered from acute chronic alcohol withdrawal. He was denied medical care, placed in wrist shackles and …
Article • December 15, 2007
New York Prisoner’s Saw Mill Injuries Net $736,000 by New York Prisoner's Saw Mill Injuries Net $736,000 A New York prisoner was awarded $736,000 for injuries incurred in a prison sawmill accident. Mr. Lowe was a 33-year-old New York prisoner when his left, non-dominant, forearm and hand were amputated in …
Article • December 15, 2007
Severed Spinal Nerve from Botched Surgery Nets NY Prisoner $118,000 by A New York prisoner who suffered a severed spinal accessory nerve during a medical procedure was awarded $118,000. Mr. Soltis was a New York prisoner in his mid-40s when he underwent an excisional lymph node biopsy. During the surgery, …
Article • December 15, 2007
Skin Ulcer from Delouser Nets Michigan Jail Prisoner $3,500 Settlement by A Michigan prisoner was awarded $3,500 for a skin ulcer he sustained from being sprayed with a delousing product. Mr. Young was sprayed with a delousing product when he entered the Eaton County Jail. The product caused a skin …
Article • December 15, 2007
Anesthetized Prisoner Awarded $500 for Fall and Injuries by A New York prisoner who was injured when he fell while under effects of anesthesia was awarded $500. On January 13, 1999, New York prisoner James Siena underwent general anesthesia for a kidney procedure. After discharge, "he became dizzy while climbing …
Article • December 15, 2007
Filed under: Medical, Dental Care, Surgery
Untreated Periodontal Disease, Loss of Teeth Results in $110,000 Jury Verdict for NY Prisoner by A New York prisoner who lost all his teeth due to inadequate treatment of periodontal disease, was awarded $110,000. Mr. Singh, a New York prisoner, suffered from periodontal disease that prison officials failed to treat …
Keller v. Feinerman, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2007 Case 3:06-cv-00661-RHM Document 16 Filed 12/07/07 Page 1 of 7 Page ID #86 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS HILTON LLOYD KELLER, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) ADRIAN FEINERMAN, M.D. and DR. ) …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Suit Over Death in Rockwall County, Texas, Settles for $100,000 by Rockwall County, Texas, and Lake Pointe Medical Center will pay $100,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of a prisoner who died after being turned away from the hospital twice in 2004. Sharon Mann claimed …
Dallas County Jail Deficient, Says 2006 Report; DOJ Files Suit by Gary Hunter Just over two years ago, the jail in Dallas County, Texas (DCJ) failed state certification inspections and came under fire for numerous high profile cases of prisoner deaths and neglect. A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report, …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Federal Jury Awards $530,000 for Wrongful Death in Minnesota Jail by Michael Rigby On February 26, 2007, a federal jury in Minnesota awarded $530,000 to the family of a man who died in his cell after jailers and medical staff at the Washington County Jail repeatedly ignored his pleas for …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
California’s Prison Drug Procurements Separate from Other State Agencies by California's Prison Drug Procurements Separate from Other State Agencies California State Auditor Elaine M. Howle issued a June 2007 report to follow-up on her past recommendation to implement bulk procurement cost-savings in the state's contracts for pharmaceuticals. Since 70% of …
California DOC Federal Healthcare Receiver Issues Master Remedial Plan by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg "Good care is less costly than bad care." This maxim, from prison healthcare Receiver Robert Sillen, set the tone when he announced his master plan on May 10, 2007 to constitutionally repair the California …
PHS Fails Benchmarks In NYC Jail Medical Contract; Fined $250,000 by Prison Health Services (PHS), nearing the end of its three-year $359.6 million contract to provide medical, dental, mental health and pharmaceutical services to ten of the eleven New York City jails, was audited by the State Comptroller's Office in …
Reformed Dental Care Will Have Ohio Prisoners Smiling by Michael Rigby The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) will hire dozens of dental health care providers, revise policies and procedures governing prisoner dental care, and implement oral health care education programs as part of a settlement agreed to in …
Inadequate Medical Care Alleged at Alameda County, CA Jail – Four Prisoners Dead by Inadequate Medical Care Alleged at Alameda County, CA Jail - Four Prisoners Dead Family members of prisoners who became sick or died at the Santa Rita jail in Alameda County, California have alleged inadequate health care …
Corruption in Awarding California DOC Medical Contract Exposed by Marvin Mentor More details have surfaced in a conflict-of-interest scandal involving two California gubernatorial appointees involved in a $26 million no-bid contract awarded by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for medical scheduling services. PLN previously reported that the …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Cook County, Illinois, To Pay $4,575,000 for Nonconsensual STD Testing by On July 10, 2007, Cook County, Illinois, agreed to pay $4,575,000 to settle a federal class action lawsuit that alleged prisoners were subjected to nonconsensual testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) during intake at Chicago?s Cook County jail. Plaintiffs …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
California DOC Contract Registry Pharmacist Accused of Diverting 93% of Referrals to His Own Corporation by California's State Auditor has found that a pharmacist, who was contracted by three state prisons to select other pharmacists from a state-approved registry to perform services at the facilities, directed 93% of such referrals …
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