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Texas County Settles Suit Over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $250,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In April 2017, the estate and heirs of woman who died after she was allegedly denied medical care at the Tom Green County jail in San Angelo, Texas received $250,000 to settle a lawsuit …
Article • April 2, 2018 • from PLN April, 2018
Missouri: $75,000 Settlement for Detainee’s Death Due to Untreated Ulcer by A $75,000 settlement was reached in a civil rights action alleging denial of medical care to a pretrial detainee who died from complications related to a peptic ulcer. The death of Robert Breeding, 32, came only five days after …
Colorado: Defendants Settle After Death of Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The estate of a man who died in a Colorado jail of a treatable foot malady has settled a lawsuit alleging Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic) and other defendants caused his death by …
California: Mentally Ill Jail Prisoner Dies after Two Days in Restraint Chair; $5 Million Settlement by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 36-year-old California prisoner with a documented history of schizophrenia died in a jail cell on January 22, 2017, less than an hour after his release from a restraint …
Dunn v. Barry and Nguyent, wrongful death complaint, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-10581 Document 1 Filed 03/27/18 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS __________________________________________ ) ANNE DUNN and ANTHONY DUNN, ) as representatives of the ESTATE OF SAM DUNN, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. …
Razon v. County of Santa Clara, CA, Amended Complaint, Wrongful Death - Medical Neglect, 2018 Case 5:17-cv-00869-LHK Document 67 Filed 02/05/18 Page 1 of 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 MICHAEL J. HADDAD (State Bar No. 189114) JULIA SHERWIN (State Bar No. 189268) MAYA SORENSEN (State Bar No. 250722) …
Smith v. Champaign Sheriff, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2017 2:17-cv-02070-EIL # 42 E-FILED Page 1 of 31 Thursday, 01 February, 2018 05:00:45 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS URBANA DIVISION LILLIE SMITH, INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR of the ESTATE of PAUL E. …
Article • January 31, 2018 • from PLN February, 2018
California Jail Doctor Faces Medical Board Discipline for Negligent Care by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin According to an October 2017 news report, an investigation by the Medical Board of California found that Dr. Michelle A. Thomas was negligent in the care of five prisoners at the Fresno County Jail …
Oregon County Pays $1.1 Million for Death of Detainee Mocked by Guards by "Deschutes County has paid what appears to be the largest settlement or verdict against a governmental entity for jail abuse, neglect or death ever in Oregon,” said attorney Jennifer Coughlin, referring to the $1,025,000 settlement she accepted …
Baker v. Dodds, NM, Stip-Dismissal, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00900-JAP-KK Document 37 Filed 01/26/18 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO ADAM BAKER, Personal Representative to the Estate of DOUGLAS EDMINSTEN, deceased, Plaintiff, v. No. 1:17-cv-00900-JAP-KK MICHAEL DODDS, GILBERT GONZALES, et al., Defendants. …
Article • January 8, 2018 • from PLN January, 2018
Michigan’s Macomb County Jail Under Fire for Lack of Medical Care, Deaths by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Since 2012, at least eighteen prisoners have died at the Macomb County Jail (MCJ) in Michigan, a rate twice the national average. As a result, seven lawsuits have been filed against …
Department of Justice Releases Reports on Prison and Jail Deaths by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In December 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released two reports on deaths in state and federal prisons and local jails, covering more than a decade of mortality data …
$5.75 Million Payout in Death of Rikers' Prisoner Denied Medical by Lonnie Burton by Lonnie Burton In a settlement of a lawsuit previously mentioned in Prison Legal News, New York City agreed on September 27, 2016, to pay $5.75 million to the mother of a mentally ill Rikers Island prisoner …
Brief • January 2, 2018
Jones v. City of Cleveland, OH, Complaint, 2018 Case: 1:18-cv-00007-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/02/18 1 of 8. PageID #: 1 Case: 1:18-cv-00007-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/02/18 2 of 8. PageID #: 2 Case: 1:18-cv-00007-DCN Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/02/18 3 of 8. PageID #: 3 Case: 1:18-cv-00007-DCN Doc …
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 • December 27, 2017
Fifth Circuit Gives Pass to Texas Jail in Suit Over Prisoner Death by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On November 23, 2004, Wilbert Lee Henson was arrested for an outstanding warrant related to a driving with a suspended license charge, and was booked into the Wichita County jail. Six days …
Article • December 21, 2017
Prisoner's Wrongful Death FTCA Claim Dismissed For Lack of Jurisdiction by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has dismissed a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) case brought against the United States over the 2013 wrongful death of a prisoner held at …
Brief • December 21, 2017
Williams v. Papi, PA, Plt. Reply Brief to Disqualify Counsel, Medical Malpractice, 2017 Case 3:13-cv-01151-RDM Document 114 Filed 12/21/17 Page 1 of 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELINDA WILLIAMS, as Administrator of the Estate of BRIAN P. WILLIAMS, : : Plaintiff : CIVIL ACTION–LAW V. : …
Article • December 20, 2017
$90,000 Settlement in Erie County, N.Y. Jail Wrongful Death Case by Christopher Zoukis By Christopher Zoukis The estate of a prisoner who died as a result of the alleged negligence of Erie County, NY Jail staff has agreed to settle the case for $90,000. Marguerite Arrindell was held in the …
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