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Washington DOC Agrees to Settle Inadequate Medical Care Suit for $55,000
Loaded on April 15, 2010
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2010, page 29
The State of Washington has agreed to settle a prisoner suit alleging deliberately indifferent medical care. The suit, filed in 2006, took almost two years to resolve.
Filed under:
Medical,
Skeletal Injury,
Appendicitis,
Skeletal Disorder,
Failure to Treat,
Malpractice.
Location:
Washington.
Richard Hibdon sued the Stafford Creek Corrections Center, a Washington Department of Corrections facility, after he was given inadequate care for his back ...
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