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Thomas v. Gates, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016
Brief • 2016
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Infections, Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference
Thomas v. Gates, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT This Release of All Claims and Indemnity Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Bryan Thomas ("Releasor") and Wexford Health Sources, Inc. ("Releasee") (collectively the "Parties"). RECITALS WHEREAS, Releasor filed a Complaint …
Thompson v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2016
Brief • 2016
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Kidney, Failure to Treat, Infections, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Deliberate Indifference
Thompson v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This Settlement Agreement and General Release is made and entered into this U.th day of October 2016, by and between Plaintiff, Jerry Thompson, Sr., …
Koziol v. Buckowitz, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016
Brief • 2016
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Infections, Deliberate Indifference
Koziol v. Buckowitz, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 RELEASEANDSETTLEMENTAGREEMENT 0 day of April, 2016, This Release is given and Settlement Agreement made this by and between Anthony Koziol, plaintiff, and Wexford Health Sources, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Wexford"). WHEREAS, Anthony Koziol has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District …
Warden’s Decision to Quarantine Handicapped Person in Unaccommodated Cell Actionable; $200,000 Settlement
Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016
Filed under: Corizon, Disabled Prisoners, Infections, Strip Searches, Eighth Amendment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Qualified Immunity, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement
Warden’s Decision to Quarantine Handicapped Person in Unaccommodated Cell Actionable; $200,000 Settlement by The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a warden who placed a double amputee prisoner with MRSA in a segregation unit without handicap accommodations was not entitled to qualified immunity. When Martinique Stoudemire, 23 at the …
Montoya v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Rio Arriba, NM, Amended Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2015
Brief • April 18, 2016
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Infections, Failure to Train/Supervise
Montoya v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Rio Arriba, NM, Amended Complaint, Sexual Assault, 2015 Case 1:16-cv-00253-JCH-GBW Document 4-1 Filed 04/18/16 Page 65 of 86 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF RIO ARRIBA FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT RHIANNON MONTOYA, Plaintiff, v. No. D-117-CV-2015-00078 COUNTY OF RIO ARRIBA …
Deaths of Prisoners in Indiana, California and Arkansas Linked to Flu Virus
Article • March 31, 2016 • from PLN April, 2016
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Infections
Deaths of Prisoners in Indiana, California and Arkansas Linked to Flu Virus by Joe Watson A winter outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus is being blamed for the death of one prisoner and sickening 40 others, including five staff members, at the Putnamville Correctional Facility in Greencastle, Indiana in January …
Federal Prisoner Wins $300,000 Judgment on Medical Negligence Claim
Article • March 1, 2016 • from PLN March, 2016
Filed under: Transfers, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Failure to Treat, Infections
Federal Prisoner Wins $300,000 Judgment on Medical Negligence Claim by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Michael Patrick Giambalvo won a judgment against the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) action alleging medical negligence. The award by West Virginia U.S. District Court Judge Michael Siebert was for …
MRSA Infections in the US, JAMA, 2007
Publication • February 24, 2016
Filed under: Medical, Infections
MRSA Infections in the US, JAMA, 2007 ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States R. Monina Klevens, DDS, MPH Melissa A. Morrison, MPH Joelle Nadle, MPH Susan Petit, MPH Ken Gershman, MD, MPH Susan Ray, MD Lee H. Harrison, MD Ruth Lynfield, MD Ghinwa Dumyati, MD …
Silva v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016
Brief • February 16, 2016
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Urinary, Male Reproductive, Failure to Treat, Infections, Deliberate Indifference
Silva v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:15-cv-05764 Document #: 17 Filed: 02/16/16 Page 1 of 20 PageID #:105 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RUBEN SILVA (#R17087), Plaintiff, v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., SALEH OBAISI, M.D., Warden TARRY WILLIAMS, Warden RANDY PFISTER, and …
Salazar v. BCC San Juan Co, NM, Amended Complaint, wrongful death untreated step throat, 2016
Brief • January 15, 2016
Filed under: Failure to Treat, Infections, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Salazar v. BCC San Juan Co, NM, Amended Complaint, wrongful death untreated step throat, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-00417-JB-LF Document 175-1 Filed 01/15/16 Page 1 of 52 Exhibit A Case 1:15-cv-00417-JB-LF Document 175-1 Filed 01/15/16 Page 2 of 52 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO Civil Action No. …
Jones v. BCC San Juan Co, NM, Amended Complaint, wrongful death untreated strep throat, 2016
Brief • January 15, 2016
Filed under: Infections, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Jones v. BCC San Juan Co, NM, Amended Complaint, wrongful death untreated strep throat, 2016 Case 1:15-cv-00417-JB-LF Document 176-1 Filed 01/15/16 Page 1 of 35 Exhibit A Case 1:15-cv-00417-JB-LF Document 176-1 Filed 01/15/16 Page 2 of 35 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO Civil Action No. …
Multnomah County - Agenda Authorizing Settlement of Millner v. Multnomah County, Diabetes, 2013-14
Publication • October 30, 2015
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Nervous System, Diabetes, Podiatry, Failure to Treat, Infections, Settlements
Multnomah County - Agenda Authorizing Settlement of Millner v. Multnomah County, Diabetes, 2013-14 MULTNOMAH COUNTY AGENDA PLACEMENT REQUEST (Revised: 09/23/13) Board Clerk Use Only Agenda Title: Meeting Date: 1/9/14 Agenda Item #: Est. Start Time: R.7 10:30 am Date Submitted: 12/23/13 Authorizing Settlement of Millner v. Multnomah County, et al …
Marshall v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015
Brief • August 14, 2015
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, HIV/AIDS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Infections, Deliberate Indifference
Marshall v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00722-SCW Document 79 Filed 08/14/15 Page 1 of 5 Page ID #271 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS AARON MARSHALL, Plaintiff, v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.; DR. KENNETH BROOKS, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
Thompson v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2015
Brief • June 29, 2015
Filed under: Kidney, Failure to Treat, Infections, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Weight of the Evidence, Deliberate Indifference
Thompson v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2015 3:15-cv-03034-SEM-TSH # 18 Page 1 of 14 E-FILED Monday, 29 June, 2015 04:03:59 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION Jerry Thompson, Sr., Administrator of the Estate of Jerry …
CCA Pays Tennessee Prisoner $6,250 for Brown Recluse Spider Bite
Article • June 10, 2015
Filed under: Infections, Sanitation, Vermin
CCA Pays Tennessee Prisoner $6,250 for Brown Recluse Spider Bite by CCA Pays Tennessee Prisoner $6,250 for Brown Recluse Spider Bite Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) and Hamilton County, Tennessee, paid $6,250 to prisoner Teresa Allen to settle a negligence claim. Allen alleged that while housed at the Silverdale Correctional …
BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Skeletal Disorder, Infections
BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000 by David Reutter BOP Settles Medical Negligence Claim for $600,000 by David M. Reutter The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) paid $600,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging officials at USP Coleman Low caused a prisoner to suffer permanent injuries due to their negligent …
California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths
Article • June 3, 2015 • from PLN June, 2015
Filed under: Respiratory, Infections, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna California Tests State Prisoners for Valley Fever Amid Lawsuits, Deaths by Derek Gilna The State of California is taking steps to minimize the number of cases of coccidioidomycosis, a fungal infection commonly known as “valley fever,” at …
$7,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Bitten by Spider
Article • June 1, 2015
Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Infections
$7,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Bitten by Spider by $7,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Bitten by Spider Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $7,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by prisoner Jimmy L. Redmond, Jr., for its failure to properly treat a spider bite he sustained at the Silverdale Correctional …
Texas Prisoner’s ADA and Deliberate Indifference Claims Survive Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity
Article • May 24, 2015
Filed under: Amputations, Infections, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA)
Texas Prisoner’s ADA and Deliberate Indifference Claims Survive Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity by Texas Prisoner’s ADA and Deliberate Indifference Claims Survive Summary Judgment, Qualified Immunity The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has held in a Texas prisoner’s suit that one of two prison doctors was not …
Tennessee County Not Required to Pay for Medical Costs after Prisoner’s Release
Article • April 8, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015
Filed under: Medical Expenses, Infections, Wrongful Release
Tennessee County Not Required to Pay for Medical Costs after Prisoner’s Release by David Reutter Tennessee County Not Required to Pay for Medical Costs after Prisoner’s Release by David Reutter The Tennessee Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner does not have a private right of action for being …
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