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Utah: $490,000 Verdict for Untreated Hypertension, Vision Loss, Renal Failure

On November 25, 1992, a Utah jury awarded $490,000 to a state prisoner who
suffered vision loss and renal failure because prison medical personnel
failed to treat his hypertension.

While imprisoned at the Utah State Prison, the plaintiff, 30, underwent a
routine urinalysis that revealed abnormal albumin levels. Medical personnel ...

 

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