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PLRA Bars Mental and Emotional Damages for Asbestos Exposure

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner may not recover damages for mental and emotional injuries due to his exposure to asbestos and other health-threatening prison conditions.

Johnny Ray Herman, a Louisiana state prisoner, filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various prison and local ...

 

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