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$500,000 Settlement After BOP Failed To Diagnose Employee's Tumor

Minnesota Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employee Ruth Sonnek brought a federal tort action against the United States in 2000 after BOP medical examiners failed to diagnose and treat her for a tumor. Their pre employment x ray clearly showed that the tumor existed. The suit settled for $500,000 in 2002. ...

 

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