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Brief • June 9, 2006
Filed under: Damages
Diaz v. Romita, MI, Verdict From Beating Case, 2006 Case 2:05-cv-70928-VAR-DAS Document 43 Filed 06/09/2006 Page 1 of 6 Case 2:05-cv-70928-VAR-DAS Document 43 Filed 06/09/2006 Page 2 of 6 Case 2:05-cv-70928-VAR-DAS Document 43 Filed 06/09/2006 Page 3 of 6 Case 2:05-cv-70928-VAR-DAS Document 43 Filed 06/09/2006 Page 4 of 6 Case …
New York Brutality Settlement Affecting Twenty Two Prisoners, Fourteen Units Settles for $2.2 Millio by Gary Hunter New York Brutality Settlement Affecting Twenty Two Prisoners, Fourteen Units Settles for $2.2 Million by Gary Hunter Settlement of a 4-year-old lawsuit, between brutalized prisoners and the guards who attacked them, was achieved …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
West Virginia Prisoner Sued By Victims Mother Following $50,000 Award by West Virginia Prisoner Sued By Victims Mother Following $50,000 Award On August 16, 2005, state prisoner Mark Allen Harris was awarded $50,000 for facial injuries he sustained when he fell out of a jail van. Two days - later, …
Article • May 15, 2006 • from PLN May, 2006
New York Prisoner Awarded $2,760 for Improper Confinement/Denial Medical Care by New York Prisoner Awarded $2,760 for Improper Confinement/Denial Medical Care The New York Court of Claims in Rochester has awarded prisoner Patrick Vaughn $2,760 on his claim that he was unlawfully confined and that his medical condition was not …
Eighth Circuit Upholds Denial of Compensatory/Punitive Damages; Physical by Injury Required in First Amendment Cases In a 2-1 decision, the Eighth Circuit of Appeals held that the Prison Litigation Reform Acts (PLRA) emotional injury bar on compensatory damages of 42 USC § 1997e(e) applies to First Amendment cases. The court …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
New York Prisoner Awarded $2,250 For Wrong Medication by On February 22, 2005, a court of claims in Rochester, New York, awarded $2,250 to a state prisoner who was given the wrong medication for nearly two years while imprisoned at the Collins Correctional Facility. On October 14, 1999, prisoner Nathan …
$1.1 Million FTCA Emotional Distress Award In BOP Suicide Death Upheld, Even Though Murder By Guar by $1.1 Million FTCA Emotional Distress Award In BOP Suicide Death Upheld, Even Though Murder By Guards Suspected by John E. Dannenberg The Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a $1.1 million award …
Alabama Diabetic Prisoner Stomped On and Retaliated Against by Guard Awarded $20,000 by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A diabetic Alabama prisoner lying on the floor of his cell due to suffering from his diabetes condition had his leg stomped on by a guard. When the prisoner grieved the …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
Ohio Man Awarded $618,000 for Nearly 16 Years Wrongful Imprisonment by On August 15, 2005, the Ohio Court of Claims awarded $618,683.33 to a man who spent nearly 16 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Donte L. Booker was arrested for a carjacking outside a Beachwood, …
Article • April 15, 2006 • from PLN April, 2006
Utah Jail Policy Banning Subscriptions to Magazines and Newspapers Enjoined; Fees Awarded by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On June 2, 2004, the United States District Court (D. Utah) ruled that the Salt Lake County Jails (SLCJ) policy prohibiting prisoners receipt of any magazine or newspaper was unconstitutional. Brian …
Wisconsin Prison Employee Raped By Prisoner Awarded $366,000 by On April 8, 2005, a federal jury awarded $366,000 to a Wisconsin prison employee who was raped by a prisoner. The 51-year-old female plaintiff, a non-security employee of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections was raped by a knife-wielding prisoner on December …
Michigan Jail's Disproportionate Treatment of Women Results in $855,000 Settlement Agreement by A Michigan federal district court has approved a settlement awarding $855,000 in a class action alleging the conditions of confinement for women at the Livingston County Jail were disproportionate to that of men held at the jail. The …
New York City Jail Strip Search Suit Settles For $30 Million by by John E. Dannenberg On April 27, 2005, the City of New York agreed to settle a federal court class action 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights suit with 57,634 past misdemeanant prisoners at its city jails, paying …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
$3.6 Million Awarded in Rape and Murder by Erroneously Released NY Prisoner by The New York Court of Claims awarded $3,621,632 to the estate of a woman who was raped and murdered by a prisoner who was mistakenly released early. The court also awarded $1,950,000 to another woman who was …
New York Jail Detainee Awarded $233,000 in Damages and Fees for Excessive Force Claim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A New York federal district court reduced a jurys damage award in a prisoners civil rights action alleging excessive force by guards. The total award came to $165,000 and …
Article • March 15, 2006 • from PLN March, 2006
York County, Maine, Settles Class Action Strip-Search Suit for $3,300,000 by In April 2005, York County, Maine, agreed to settle for $3,300,000 a class action lawsuit alleging the county maintained an unconstitutional policy of strip-searching all pre-arraignment detainees in the York County Jail regardless of the charge against them. Plaintiffs …
Florida Jury Awards $225,000 in False Arrest/Malicious Prosecution Claim by A Florida jury has awarded $225,000 in a case against the City of Clearwater and an individual detective on a claim of false arrest, malicious prosecution, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Plaintiff claimed he was falsely arrested on …
Judge Reduces Damage Award Against PHS In New York Jail Heart Attack Suit by by John E. Dannenberg In July 2005, a New York federal jury awarded $150,000 in compensatory damages and $632,988 in punitive damages to a jail prisoner who suffered permanent disabilities when treatment for his heart attack …
Article • January 15, 2006 • from PLN January, 2006
Hawaii Prisoner Injured In Fight Awarded $25,427 by On February 1, 2005, a Hawaii court awarded $25,427.00 to a prisoner who claimed he was assaulted by another prisoner. Plaintiff Lael Samonte, 47, contended that while imprisoned at the Halawa Correctional Facility on May 22, 2002, he was attacked and knocked …
Washington State Supreme Court Grants PLN Public Disclosure of Washington DOC Medical Malpractice Re by Washington State Supreme Court Grants PLN Public Disclosure of Washington DOC Medical Malpractice Records by John E. Dannenberg Prison Legal News won a big victory for the cause of investigative journalism on July 14, 2005 …
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