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$943,000 Settlement for Family of Man Who Died in Courtroom

Loaded on May 15, 2011

Filed under: Medical, Respiratory, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice. Location: District of Columbia.

The family of a man who died in 2001 from an asthma attack has settled a 42 U.S.C. §1983 suit for $943,000.

Robert L. Waters, Jr. collapsed in the well of D.C. Superior Court Judge Tim Murphy’s courtroom on April 20, 2001, while waiting to make an appearance on charges …

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