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PHS Hit with $312,000 Verdict for Inadequate Care of Pennsylvania Prisoner
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2012
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2012, page 20
PHS Hit with $312,000 Verdict for Inadequate Care of Pennsylvania Prisoner
Filed under:
CMS,
Prison Health Services,
Medical,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Skeletal Injury,
Private Contractors.
Location:
Pennsylvania.
On February 17, 2012, a Pennsylvania state jury slapped Prison Health Services (PHS) with a $400,000 verdict for inadequate medical care of a prisoner at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Albion. The award was reduced to $312,000 because the jury ...
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