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Brief • May 14, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Transcript, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2008 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 SAN JOSE DIVISION 4 5 6 7 8 BETTY LOU HESTON, PLAINTIFF, V. CITY OF SALINAS, ET AL., 9 10 DEFENDANTS. _______________________ …
Brief • April 29, 2008
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Plf Mot to Limit Opp Witness Testimony, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2008 1 John Burton, State Bar No. 86029 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON 2 414 South Marengo Avenue Pasadena, California 91101 3 Telephone: (626) 449-8300 4 Facsimile: (626) 449-4417 E-Mail: jb@johnburtonlaw.com …
Administrative Errors and Poor PHS Medical Care Precede Chronically Ill Vermont Prisoner's Death by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Report by the Vermont Protection and Advocacy System (VP & A) has found breakdowns by staff of the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) in its furlough procedure and troubling …
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Plaintiff's Motion in Limine, Excessive Force by Police with Taser, 2008 1 JOHN BURTON, State Bar No. 86029 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON 2 414 South Marengo Avenue Pasadena, California 91101 3 Telephone: (626) 449-8300 4 Facsimile: (626) 449-4417 E-Mail: jb@johnburtonlaw.com 5 PETER …
Wrongful Death Suit Reinstated for Plaintiff Substitution; Dismissed Again by by Bob Williams The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has reversed the dismissal of a wrongful death suit and allowed the deceased prisoner's wife to be substituted as plaintiff. On remand, the United States District Court …
Brief • December 20, 2007
Heston v. City of Salinas, CA, Order Def Mot SJ, police taser death cardiac arrest, 2007 Case 5:05-cv-03658-JW Document 122 Filed 12/20/2007 Page 1 of 25 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN JOSE DIVISION …
Article • December 15, 2007 • from PLN December, 2007
$4,500 Jury Award in Delayed Medical Treatment of Illinois Prisoner Upheld by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that "verifying medical evidence" to support a prisoner's delayed medical treatment claim can come from the prisoner's medical records and the prisoner. That ruling came in the appeal of prison …
Article • December 15, 2007
Ingrown Nail Leads to Leg Amputation and $400,000 Georgia Jury Verdict by A Georgia prisoner was awarded $400,000 for inadequate medical care causing amputation of his left leg, below the knee. Mr. Booth, a 45-year-old Georgia prisoner with a long history of vascular disease, was treated by a prison doctor …
Article • December 15, 2007
Wisconsin Jail Heart Attack Case Settled for $25,000 by Waukesha County, Wisconsin, paid a prisoner $25,000 to settle claims related to a heart attack he suffered while imprisoned. Mr. Blavat was denied his prescribed heart medication while confined in Waukesha County Jail, causing him to suffer a heart attack. Blavat …
Article • November 15, 2007 • from PLN November, 2007
Federal Jury Awards $530,000 for Wrongful Death in Minnesota Jail by Michael Rigby On February 26, 2007, a federal jury in Minnesota awarded $530,000 to the family of a man who died in his cell after jailers and medical staff at the Washington County Jail repeatedly ignored his pleas for …
Inadequate Medical Care Alleged at Alameda County, CA Jail – Four Prisoners Dead by Inadequate Medical Care Alleged at Alameda County, CA Jail - Four Prisoners Dead Family members of prisoners who became sick or died at the Santa Rita jail in Alameda County, California have alleged inadequate health care …
Article • October 15, 2007 • from PLN October, 2007
Los Angeles County Pays $475,000 In Jail Healthcare Wrongful Death by Los Angeles (LA) County settled out a wrongful death claim brought by the widow of a 71-year old prisoner who died allegedly for want of proper medical care in the county jail. On top of the $475,000 settlement payment, …
Houston Jail Has Highest Number of Deaths in Texas: 101 by Gary Hunter Between 2001 and 2006, 101 prisoners died while in custody at Houston's Harris County Jail, more than in any other Texas county. Dallas County's jail had 70 deaths over the same period. The Harris County Jail has …
Article • September 15, 2007 • from PLN September, 2007
Refusal to Give Nitro Tablets to Prisoner With Chest Pain Actionable by Matthew Clarke by Matthew T. Clarke The Fifth Circuit court of appeals held that a prisoner with a history of heart trouble who was denied any treatment for his chest pain could sue the nurse who denied him …
No Qualified Immunity for Ignoring Heart Condition Leading to Prisoner’s Death by No Qualified Immunity for Ignoring Heart Condition Leading to Prisoner's Death The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's denial of qualified immunity to jail officials who ignored a detainee's medical distress, causing his death. Walter …
Moore v. NM Dept of Corrections, NM, Complaint, Wrongful Death - Excessive Force, 2007 0 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF TORRANCE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE DISTRICT COURT D-0722- CV - 2007 - 1 9 8 FARRlS P. MOORE, HELENE. MOORE, Individually and as Personal Representatives of the Estate …
Federal Court Awards Illinois Prisoner $7,116 in Fees, Costs by Michael Rigby By Michael Rigby On August 18, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois awarded $7,116.35 in attorney's fees and costs to a state prisoner who prevailed in his civil rights claim against prison officials. …
Policy of Hiring Trained Medical Professionals Does Not Immunize County from Municipal Liability in Wrongful Jail Death; Case Settles for $475,000.00 by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that where a Los Angeles County Jail prisoner died of allegedly deficient medical attention, …
Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007
Prisoner’s Death Following Failure To Give Intake Medical Examination Settled By Los Angeles County For $700,000 by John Dannenberg Prisoner's Death Following Failure To Give Intake Medical Examination Settled By Los Angeles County For $700,000 by John E. Dannenberg The Los Angeles County Claims Board settled a wrongful death lawsuit …
Excessive Force And Medical Negligence Death In Youngstown, Ohio Arrest Settles For $350,000 From Police, $100,000 From PHS by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The death of a Youngstown, Ohio arrestee who was severely beaten by police and negligently treated by Prison Health Services? (PHS) contract jail medical staff …
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