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Jail Guards Allowed to Assert Qualified Immunity Defense; Nurses Not

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Michigan federal district court’s decision that denied a group of jail guards qualified immunity in a case in which a prisoner died after complaining of chest pain and breathing problems. Also, the Court dismissed the appeal of the nurses involved, holding ...

 

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