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Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court held on November 4, 2014 that medical care contractor Corizon Health has to produce mortality and sentinel event reviews …
Article • August 1, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
San Diego Deputies Faulted for Jail Death by Christopher Zoukis San Diego Deputies Faulted for Jail Death by Christopher Zoukis A civilian review board found that sheriff’s deputies lied and failed to take steps that could have saved a prisoner who swallowed meth before being booked into a San Diego …
Article • July 31, 2015 • from PLN August, 2015
West Virginia City Settles Suit over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $460,000 by Matthew Clarke West Virginia City Settles Suit over Jail Prisoner’s Death for $460,000 by Matt Clarke On June 10, 2013, following a $460,000 settlement, a West Virginia federal court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the estate of a …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
New Mexico Jail Pays $500,000 for Prisoner’s Death by Derek Gilna New Mexico Jail Pays $500,000 for Prisoner’s Death by Derek Gilna When Eusemia Rodriguez, 33, was admitted to the jail in Santa Fe County, New Mexico on July 3, 2012 on a domestic battery charge, she advised employees that …
Whether Private Actors Entitled to Qualified Immunity Bypassed Due to Factual Dispute by Whether Private Actors Entitled to Qualified Immunity Bypassed Due to Factual Dispute The First Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rule on a question of whether qualified immunity is categorically unavailable to private medical contractors because disputed …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court held on November 4, 2014 that medical care contractor Corizon Health has to produce mortality and sentinel event reviews …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter Deaths, Lawsuits Plague San Diego County Jail by Gary Hunter Sixty prisoners died in San Diego County, California’s jail system over the past five years, but the facts surrounding those deaths sometimes remained a mystery as prisoners’ families waited for …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict by David Reutter Chicago Systematically Denies Medical Care to Detainees; $1 Million Verdict by David M. Reutter An Illinois federal jury awarded $1 million to a prisoner’s estate after finding the city of Chicago had a policy and practice of …
Article • July 7, 2015 • from PLN July, 2015
$400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matthew Clarke $400,000 Settlement in Suit Over Minnesota Prisoner’s Death Due to Medical Neglect by Matt Clarke On May 1, 2013, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) agreed to pay a $400,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit …
32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann 32 Deaths at CCA-operated Immigration Detention Facilities Include at Least 7 Suicides by Alex Friedmann On June 17, 2015, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, requesting an investigation …
Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana Difilippo Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana DiFilippo, Philadelphia Daily News If Mike Brady had died in a ditch somewhere, his brother would have understood. If he’d overdosed on a North Philly stoop? Sure, that would have been tragic – but unsurprising, …
Swiridowsky-Muckle v. Siopes et al, MA, Settlement & Press Release, jail death alcohol poisoning, 2015 PRESS RELEASE Law Offices of Howard Friedman P.C. • 90 Canal Street • Boston, MA 02114 • (617) 742-4100 • Fax: (617) 303-3938 For Immediate Release: Date: July 8, 2015 Contact: Attorney Howard Friedman Phone: …
Fifteen Minute Cell Checks Insufficient to Shield Texas Jail from Liability for Inmate Suicide by Fifteen Minute Cell Checks Insufficient to Shield Texas Jail from Liability for Inmate Suicide A Texas federal court refused to grant summary judgment to a sheriff who claimed that his policy of having jailers check …
Corizon Abandons Kentucky Jail Contract in Wake of Death and Lawsuits by David Reutter Corizon Abandons Kentucky Jail Contract in Wake of Death and Lawsuits By David Reutter In the wake of seven prisoner deaths and subsequent lawsuits, prison healthcare provider Corizon has decided to not seek renewal of its …
Deputy’s Conviction for Falsifying Document in Prisoner’s Death Affirmed by Deputy’s Conviction for Falsifying Document in Prisoner’s Death Affirmed by David Reutter The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction Jay Smith, a former deputy with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) in Ohio, for falsifying a document,. The …
Brief • June 29, 2015
Crouse v. Allegheny County, PA, Memorandum Opinion Granting Only Onorato MSJ, 2015 Case 2:09-cv-01221-DSC Document 144 Filed 06/29/15 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BEVERLY CROUSE, as Administrator of the Estate of Shiva Lal Acharya, deceased, on behalf of estate …
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 …
No State Medical Privilege in § 1983 Actions; CCA Compelled to Provide Discovery by No State Medical Privilege in § 1983 Actions; CCA Compelled to Provide Discovery by Mark Wilson A Tennessee federal court refused to “recognize the state peer review privilege” in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, and …
Article • June 12, 2015
$500,000 Settlement in Detainee’s Death from Overprescribed Medication by $500,000 Settlement in Detainee’s Death from Overprescribed Medication During trial of a civil rights action that alleged constitutional violations resulting in the death of a New York pretrial detainee, a $500,000 settlement was reached. The detainee, Michael DiCamillo, died from toxic …
CCA Pays $400,000 in Suicide Death of Tennessee Juvenile by CCA Pays $400,000 in Suicide Death of Tennessee Juvenile Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $400,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a juvenile who committed suicide at the Shelby Training Center in Tennessee. The …
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