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$400,000 Jury Verdict for Medical Neglect Resulting in Amputation of Alabama Prisoner’s Toes by On May 20, 2024, a federal jury in Alabama returned a verdict against a doctor employed by Wexford Health Sources, Inc., the private medical provider contracted by the state Department of Corrections (DOC). It was part …
Almost $1.1 Million Awarded to One-Legged Pretrial Detainee Forced to Hop to California Jail Cell by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After a jury in the federal court for the Northern District of California awarded $504,000 in compensatory damages in the excessive-force case he brought against the San Francisco …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
California Jail Prisoner Loses Limbs, but Faces Setback in Lawsuit Alleging Medical Neglect by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On June 12, 2020, a former California prisoner suffered a setback in his legal battle to hold San Bernardino County accountable for the loss of his hand and legs due to …
Article • October 5, 2020
PrimeCare, Berks County Prisoner Who Loses Leg Agree to $850,000 Settlement by PrimeCare Medical agreed to an $850,000 settlement in a civil rights action alleging it failed to provide care for a prisoner at Pennsylvania’s Berks County Prison (BCP). The prisoner suffered amputation of her left leg below the knee. …
Brief • August 11, 2020
Powers v. Alvarado, AZ, Settlement, Medical Negligence, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL LEASE This SETTLE:MENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE 'Agreement") is entered into by Edmund V. Powers ("Plaintiff' or "Releasor") an Corizon Health, Inc.(hereinafter known as "Releasee"). Neither this Agreement nor the specific payments set forth in Paragraph 4, shall be …
Article • July 3, 2019 • from PLN July, 2019
Motions to Dismiss by Corizon and Wexford Denied in Lawsuit Over Florida Prisoner’s Double Leg Amputation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On December 14, 2018, a federal district court in Florida denied motions to dismiss by Wexford Health Sources and Corizon Health in a medical deliberate indifference case where …
Brief • April 29, 2019
Downey v. Snohomish County, WA, Settlement, Civil Rights Violation, 2019
Brief • January 8, 2019
Downey v. Snohomish County, WA, 3rd Amended Complaint, Civil Rights Violation, 2019 Case 2:17-cv-00968-JCC-JPD Document 82 Filed 01/08/19 Page 1 of 18 The Honorable John C. Coughenour The Honorable James P. Donohue 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 …
Mitchell v. Boyer, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2018 GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In full and complete consideration of the payment by - o f the sum of Seven Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, I, Isiah Mitchell, on behalf of …
Article • July 6, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
$550,000 Settlement for Georgia Prisoner Who Lost Leg Due to Improper Care by A diabetic Georgia prisoner received $550,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming he lost one of his legs due to improper medical treatment and neglect by Dr. Chiquita Fye, the medical director at Macon State Prison (MSP). Michael …
Article • July 1, 2018 • from PLN July, 2018
Idaho Prisoner Swallows Razor Blade to Force Corizon to Provide Medical Care by Monte McCoin by Monte McCoin Jason Monteleone, with the Boise law firm of Johnson and Monteleone, called the medical neglect that his client, Gary L. Merchant, 65, received from Idaho’s prison medical care provider, Corizon Health, “egregious” …
Colorado: Defendants Settle After Death of Prisoner Denied Medical Treatment by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The estate of a man who died in a Colorado jail of a treatable foot malady has settled a lawsuit alleging Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic) and other defendants caused his death by …
Brief • September 20, 2017
Tarver v. McLaughlin, GA, Settlement, Amputation Medical Neglect, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA MACON DIVISION MICHAEL ANTHONY TARVER Plaintiff, v. GREGORY MCLAUGHLIN, et al. Defendant. * * * * * * * * * CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:14-CV-214-MTT-MSH SETTLEMENT AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT …
Mhoon v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville, TN, Amended Complaint, Excessive Force Paralysis, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE EDGAR MHOON, Plaintiff, v. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A DAVIDSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, SHERIFF DARON HALL, Individually …
Mitchell v. Boyer, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case: 1:15-cv-05914 Document #: 39 Filed: 01/30/17 Page 1 of 9 PageID #:98 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ISIAH MITCHELL (#R-15082) Plaintiff, v. SEARGENT KEVIN BOYER, C/O ALPHONSO JOHNSON, DR. KUL B. SOOD, DR. STEPHEN J. RITZ …
Estate of Dennis Choquette v. Corrections Corporation of America, CO, Complaint, Wrongful Death Diabetes Neglect, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-00060-KLM Document 1 Filed 01/06/17 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 70 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 17-cv-60 ESTATE OF DENNIS CHOQUETTE by and through …
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $7.2 Million after Losing His Fingers and Feet by Christopher Zoukis In October 2011, 30-year-old Aaron David Persin was accosted by police officers for having an open container of alcohol. When they determined that he had warrants for missing traffic court they arrested Persin, who was homeless. …
Article • January 6, 2016
Ex-Prisoner Receives $75,000 for Severed Fingertip by Lonnie Burton A New York Court of Claims judge awarded a former prisoner $75,000 in damages after finding the defendant, the State of New York, 100% responsible for his severed fingertip.  While incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility near Utica, NY in January …
Mhoon v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville, TN, Settlement, Excessive Force Paralysis, 2018 Resolution No. RS2018-1192 A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Department of Law to compromise and settle the claims of Edgar Mhoon against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in the amount of $550,000.00, and that said amount …
Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue by David Reutter Tennessee Prisoners Suing Private Prisons Not Required to File in Local Venue by David Reutter The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that a state statute requiring a local venue for lawsuits filed by indigent prisoners …
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