Third Circuit Upholds Award of $265,000 to Prisoner Who Was Sexually Assaulted Twice by the Same Guard by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a jury’s award of $265,000 to Pennsylvania prisoner Henry Unseld Washington who was sexually assaulted twice by guard T.S. Oswald. …

Illinois Prisoner Awarded Over $822,000 For Hernia Care Denied by Wexford Health by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   On April 2, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois denied relief to Wexford Health Sources, Inc., the private healthcare contractor for the state Department of Corrections …

Second Circuit Affirms $600,000 Punitive Damage Award to New York Prisoner Brutally Beaten by Guards by Kevin Bliss by Kevin W. Bliss On July 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed an earlier ruling for the federal court for the Southern District of New York …

Prince v. Warren County, KY, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2021 Case 1:21-cv-00100-GNS Document 1 Filed 07/06/21 Page 1 of 12 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN DIVISION [Filed Electronically] CHRISTOPHER L. PRINCE, and BETSABE PUGA, Guardian of C.W.P.P., a minor PLAINTIFFS v. WARREN COUNTY, …

En Banc Eleventh Circuit Holds Prisoners Can Seek Punitive Damages Without Physical Injury by David Reutter by David M. Reutter In a reversal of its own precedent, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that 42 U.S.C. section 1997e(e) permits claims for punitive damages without a showing of physical injury. …

PUNITIVE DAMAGE INSTRUCTION On all claims where liability has been decided, by the Court or by the jury, in favor of the Plaintiff, you may, but are not required to, assess punitive damages against the Defendant. The purposes of punitive damages are to punish a defendant for his or her …