Outside Strip Search Constitutes Excessive Force by Michael Cornwell is an Ohio state prisoner. In February, 1987, while in prison in Mansfield, he participated in a sit down strike with 76 other prisoners protesting a cutback in recreation time. Dahlberg, the prison warden, ordered guards to use force to terminate …

Prisoner Entitled to Receive Medication by Lawrence Hill is an Ohio state prisoner. While in the Cincinnati jail Hill tested positive for tuberculosis and was prescribed medication to prevent it from becoming active and to eradicate it. The medication had to be taken continuously for one year otherwise the bacteria …

Guard Liable for Not Stopping Beating by Other Guards by Guard Liable For Not Stopping Beating by Other Guards Donnie Jones is a New York state prisoner who was beaten by prison guards after refusing to follow orders to go to a transit dorm. Jones was taken to the dorm …

Infracting Cop Cannot Hear Own Infraction by John Diercks is a prison informant in protective custody (PC) in Jefferson City, MO. While in PC Diercks approached a prison official and asked him to make the urine samples of two prisoners "disappear" in exchange for which Diercks would supply the names …

Beating Violates Eighth Amendment by Alfred Flowers is a Louisiana state prisoner who was handcuffed and shackled after a disciplinary hearing, then beaten and kicked by three prison guards without provocation. Flowers suffered a sprained ankle, small abrasions and limited movement range of his limbs as a result of the …

Search of Legal Files Violates Consent Decree by Search Of Legal Files Violates Consent Decree A prisoner at the Iowa State Penitentiary filed a federal civil rights complaint in which he contended that the search of his legal papers by guards, outside his presence, violated a consent decree entered into …

Legal Mail May Not be Read by Legal Mail May Not Be Read A Florida prisoner filed suit under § 1983 after a letter from his attorney, addressed to him and marked "legal mail," was opened and read in his presence by a prison guard. The guard confiscated the letter …

Prisoner Assaulted by Guard by Prisoner Assaulted By Guard A prison employee was held liable for $1,000 after sticking the barrel of his revolver in the inmate's mouth and cocking the trigger. The prisoner had sought damages for assault in a federal civil rights suit against the prison employee. He …

Prisoner Gets $500 in Records Suit by PRISONER GETS $500 IN RECORDS SUIT A prisoner in Michigan State sent a letter to DOC stating he'd received a major misconduct infraction and was found guilty. He then requested copies of the misconduct report, all statements and documents submitted at the hearing, …

$241,000 Damages Upheld in Beating by $241,000 DAMAGES UPHELD IN BEATING A prisoner riot broke out when thirty prisoners forced their way into an area where they fought guards who were trying to remove a drunken prisoner. During the fight, one guard was fatally stabbed and several others wounded. When …

Witnesses at Disciplinary Hearings by The plaintiff prisoner was confined in a special housing unit following an alleged assault upon a guard who was attempting to break up a fight between two inmates. At his disciplinary hearing, he requested that the two inmates be called as witnesses. The hearing officer …

Towers Perrin Report Subj Tort Cost Trends 2007 2007 Update on U.S. Tort Cost Trends 2007 Update on U.S. Tort Cost Trends | 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......................................................................................................3 Key Findings................................................................................................................3 Future Implications........................................................................................................4 FINDINGS..................................................................................................5 2006 Tort Costs................................................................................................5 Costs Relative to GDP......................................................................................5 Costs Relative to Population..........................................................................5 Split to Personal Versus …

Jdi Damage Award Chart 2008.pdf Year State Jurisdiction Details Award 2001 AK State Court 1,400,000 S Jury, Settlement 2002 AL Federal, ND 90,000 S Settlement 1998 CA Federal 1,008,000 S Settlement 2000 CA Federal 1,180,000 S Settlement 1991 CT Federal 385,000 S Jury 2000 DC Federal 350,000 S,I Jury 1999 …

Dc Doc Closed Cases 2000-2008 .J,. _¥.~ -==;. CLD Prolaw DOC Settled Cases (1/1 12000 to 1 /1512008 J Matter 10 Matter Description Matter Category Open Date Disposition Value 4071 MCFADDEN JONAlHAN Prisoner Complaint Common Law 1113012000 0.00 5091 Nickens, Theodore M. 01-1827 (ESH) (AK) Prisoner Complaint Common Law 121312001 …

Irs Audit Guide for Lawsuit Settlement Awards 2001 IRS Releases MSSP Audit Guide for Lawsuit Awards The Service has released a Market Segment Specialization Program audit guide that contains examination techniques for lawsuit awards and settlements. Document Type: IRS MSSP Audit Technique Guides Tax Analysts Document Number: Doc 2001-2574 (72 …

Paz Survival and Wrongful Death Damages in Section 1983 Cases Revisited Assessing and ProvingDamages Survival and Wrongful Death Damages in Section 1983 Cases Revisited By R. Samuel Paz1 INTRODUCTION In representing the families of victims of police or governmental misconduct, when death is a result, one overriding emotional component sometimes …