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Eleventh Circuit Reverses Dismissal of 8th Amendment Medical Indifference Claim by The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a federal prisoner alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. Enrique Acosta brought suit against unknown named personnel of the …
Article • July 15, 2009
$1,250 Settlement in Improper Treatment of Prisoner with Colostomy Bag by Washington State’s King County Regional Justice Center (RJC) paid $1,250 to Willie L. Carter for failing to properly treat and provide materials for his urine colostomy bag. The RJC did not have the proper colostomy bag for Carter. Thus, …
$1,400 Settlement in WTO Protester’s Claim by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $1,390.62 to settle the claim of Philip E. Craft, who was arrested for protesting the WTO and was in jail from December 1 – 5, 1999. Craft alleged that prior to being arrested, he was pepper sprayed …
Article • July 15, 2009
$2,000 Settlement in Seattle Jail Medication Claim by Washington State’s King County paid $1,975 to settle the claim of Lenard Lindsey for events that occurred between March 20, 2000 and May 18, 2000. While riding in a jail vehicle that was forced to make a sudden stop on March 20, …
Brief • July 7, 2009
Filed under: Medical, Failure to Treat
Silva, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Settlement, MRSA, Amputation, 2009 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL 648 KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION 500 WEST TEMPLE STREET LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012-2713 TELEPHONE (213) 974-1838 FACSIMILE ROBERT E. KALUNIAN Acting County Counsel May 7, 2009 (213) …
$200,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Claim by Washington State’s King County has paid $200,000 to settle the excessive force claim of Bryan J. Miles. On February 13, 2004, Miles was a passenger in his car, which was being driven by an acquaintance of Miles, when police attempted to pull the …
$899,500 Award in NY DOCS Medical Negligence Resulting in Leg Amputation by A New York Court of Claims awarded a former prisoner a total of $899,500 in a medical negligence claim. As a result of the delays and neglect in treatment of William C. Stephens’s peripheral vascular disease (PVD) by …
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment and Directed Verdict in Mississippi Jail Suicide Case by On December 2, 2008, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion affirming summary judgment in favor of the sheriff and the directed verdict for the county and other defendants in a case involving a …
Systemic Constitutional Violations at Ohio Juvenile Facilities Leads to Settlement in Class Action; Guards Attempt to Block Relief by Brandon Sample Systemic Constitutional Violations at Ohio Juvenile Facilities Leads to Settlement in Class Action; Guards Attempt to Block Relief by Brandon Sample The Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) has …
Bearden v. Lippman, FL, Medical Interrogatories, 2009 Medical Interrogatories to Doctor 1. What is the name and address of the person answering these interrogatories, and, if applicable, the person’s official position or relationship with the party to whom the interrogatories are directed? 2. Describe in detail your relationship with The …
Conditions in Maricopa County, Arizona Jails Still Unconstitutional by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On October 22, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake issued an 83-page order with findings of facts and conclusions of law in a long-running civil rights lawsuit against Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio …
Summary Judgment Denied For Arkansas Officials Accused of Excessive Force and Deliberate Indifference by Harry Barnes, U.S. District Judge, has denied summary judgment to a group of Arkansas officials accused of using excessive force and exhibiting deliberate indifference toward serious medical needs in the arrest of an individual. Harry Hill, …
Article • May 15, 2009
Terminal Incarceration by The short, sad lives of some detainees facing relatively minor charges end in jail. Here are three such cases. By Rob Jordan As she laid her head on her big sister's chest and listened to the heartbeats slow, Harolyn Frazier thought of opportunities lost. In the wake …
$300,000 for Family of Prisoner who Bled to Death Waiting on Ambulance by The County of San Bernardino has settled a lawsuit brought by the estate of a woman who bled to death due to an undiagnosed pregnancy condition while waiting on an ambulance. Luan Morales started hemorrhaging while at …
Brief • May 11, 2009
Coats v. Fox, CA, Complaint, failure to treat hep c, 2009 Case 2:09-cv-01300-CMK Document 1 Filed 05/11/09 Page 10 of 53 Case 2:09-cv-01300-CMK Document 1 Filed 05/11/09 Page 13 of 53 Case 2:09-cv-01300-CMK Document 1 Filed 05/11/09 Page 16 of 53 Case 2:09-cv-01300-CMK Document 1 Filed 05/11/09 Page 18 of …
Odumabo v. Lake County, IN, Complaint, Jail Death, 2009 USDC IN/ND case 2:09-cv-00047-APR document 24 filed 04/29/09 page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, HAMMOND DIVISION TAMARRA SOWELL, as personal representative, administrator for the Estate, and on behalf of the heirs of ADEKUNLE …
Duvall v. Dallas, County, TX, Judgment, Failure to Protect, Infection, Judgment, 2009 Case 3:07-cv-00929-L Document 85 Filed 04/21/09 Page 1 of 2 PageID 759 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS DALLAS DIVISION MARK DUVALL, Plaintiff, v. DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, Defendant. § § § § § § …
Court Orders Disclosure of Medical Records; Reverses Itself Next Day by U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe ordered the release of medical records of 30 prisoners to class counsel in a civil rights action challenging the adequacy of care provided to HIV positive New York prisoners after the prisoners objected …
Article • April 15, 2009
Judge Excludes Evidence of Criminal Conduct in Prisoner Civil Rights Action by U.S. District Judge John E. Steele has granted a motion in limine in a civil rights action over the adequacy of medical care provided to a prisoner whose baby died at birth. Michelle Goebert sought to exclude evidence …
CMS Contract Woes Persist in New Jersey, Arizona and Delaware by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Deficiencies in medical care and failure to comply with contractual obligations have resulted in the termination of two contracts for Correctional Medical Services (CMS). The contracts were worth a total of $95 million …
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