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Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010
$50,000 Awarded to Florida Prisoner in Excessive Force Case by A federal jury has awarded $50,000 to a prisoner who was subjected to excessive use of force while in handcuffs at Florida’s Everglades Correctional Institution (ECI). When housed at ECI on July 1, 2006, prisoner Michael Curry was called to …
$950,000 Settlement for California Prisoner Rendered Quadriplegic by In February 2008, the California Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit by a prisoner who had been allegedly rendered quadriplegic by medical mistreatment after he was knocked unconscious in a fight. According to the complaint, Kenneth Holcomb, a DOC prisoner, was …
BOP Settles FTCA Abuse/Religious Discrimination Suit for $48,000 by Brandon Sample O n August 12, 2009, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) agreed to settle a lawsuit by a Muslim former prisoner who alleged that he was tortured and beaten after complaining to investigators about his Quar’an and Kufi being …
$75,000 Settlement in Heart Attack Death of Missouri Jail Prisoner by On June 3, 2009, Greene County, Missouri agreed to pay half of a $75,000 settlement in a wrongful death action brought by the family of a prisoner who died while at the Greene County Jail. In July 2005, Winston …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Gets $12,500 in Retaliation Suit After Remittitur by John E Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A pro se Pennsylvania state prisoner won a jury verdict of $5,000 in compensatory damages plus $100,000 in punitive damages against a prison official who openly and repeatedly retaliated against him after he …
Colorado Detainee Tasered During Seizure, Paid $116,731.73 and $83,268.27 in Fees by A Colorado detainee settled his medical neglect and excessive force suit within four months of filing for $116,731.73 in damages and $83,268.27 in attorney’s fees. On July 26, 2006, Michael R. Martin was booked into Colorado’s Adams County …
Seventh Circuit Upholds $9,063,000 Award to Illinois Ex-Prisoner Exonerated by DNA by Brandon Sample On December 30, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a $9,063,000 jury award to a former prisoner, later exonerated by DNA evidence, whose criminal trial was rendered unfair by a police …
Oneida County, NY Jail Suicide Litigation Settled for $225,000 by In May 2008 the County of Oneida agreed to pay $100,000, and CNY Services agreed to pay $125,000, in settlement of a wrongful death claim brought by the parents of a 17-year-old detainee who committed suicide in the Oneida County …
$2.4 Million Settlement in Children’s Death Caused by California Jail Guard’s Driving by A $2.4 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit involving three children being killed in an automobile accident caused by a California jail guard on the way to work. As Tulare County guard Joseph D. Armstrong …
$1.95 Million Awarded to New Hampshire Guards Falsely Accused of Assaulting Prisoner by David Reutter A New Hampshire jury awarded two former prison guards nearly $2 million upon finding that two of their co-workers had lied about a confrontation with a prisoner, which resulted in their firing. After guards Shawn …
Los Angeles County Jail Agrees To Pay $900,000 to Settle Lawsuit over Inadequate Medical Care by Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $900,000 to a prisoner who lost his foot after staff at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) in California delayed processing a culture test that later …
Article • January 15, 2010 • from PLN January, 2010
$1.31 Million Awarded to California Man Wrongly Jailed on Murder Charge by On February 25, 2009, a California federal jury awarded $1,310,000 to a man who spent eight months in jail facing a murder charge that was eventually dismissed. Shortly after Christopher Shahnazari was shot in Glendale, California on November …
Remitter Granted In Malicious Prosecution Action; Court Denies Request for State to Indemnify Defendant by A remitter has been ordered in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by a psychologist formerly employed by the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (DMRDD) after the psychologist was …
$26,000 Settlement for Public Records Violations by Washington Jail by Washington state’s Kitsap County Jail paid $26,000 to settle an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim that resulted in “catastrophic injuries” to a prisoner. The claim also asserted violations of Washington’s public records law. The claim was filed on behalf …
$250,000 Default Judgment in Federal Court Legal Malpractice Case by On July 22, 2008, a New York federal court entered judgment and an award of $250,000 to the estate and survivors of a man who had allegedly been abused during 25 days of drug rehab. The award was against a …
Article • December 15, 2009
8th Circuit Affirms $10,000 Excessive Force Verdict by On November 4, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a $10,000 jury verdict for a Minnesota man who was subjected to excessive force by a University of Minnesota police officer. Charles Gill sued officer Geoff Maciejewski after …
TDCJ Pays $95,000 to Settle Discrimination Suit by On October 28, 2008, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) agreed to pay former employee, Karon K. Connelly, $41,524.38 to settle a discrimination suit she had filed in May 2003. In addition to that amount, TDCJ is to pay $38,000 in …
TDCJ Pays $267,000 to Settle Discrimination Claim by On September 15, 2005, the TDCJ agreed to pay a total of $267,500 to Melissa Roberts to settle a complaint she filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Represented by …
Article • December 15, 2009 • from PLN December, 2009
$91,059.83 in Damages, Fees and Costs Awarded to Alabama Prisoner Beaten by Guard by An Alabama federal jury has awarded $20,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to a man beaten by a guard at the Lauderdale County Detention Center (LCDC). The lawsuit alleged that LCDC guard Philip King was aware …
$100 Million Settlement in Michigan Prisoners’ Sexual Abuse Suit by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A record-breaking settlement has been reached in a 13-year-old class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of female prisoners who were “subjected to sexual abuse, sexual harassment, privacy violations by male [prison] staff ... and/or retaliation …
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