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Prisoner’s Death from Methadone Over-Prescription Results in Summary Judgment, Settlement
Loaded on May 3, 2019
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2019, page 36
Filed under:
Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal,
Settlements,
Wrongful Death,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Drug Treatment/Rehab.
Locations:
Illinois,
United States of America.
by David Reutter
In a November 30, 2018 decision, the Seventh Circuit upheld a summary judgment order in favor of county defendants in a lawsuit alleging they were deliberately indifferent to the medical needs of a pretrial detainee who died.
On March 30, 2010, Patrick McCann assaulted and threatened ...
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- Sixth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Jail Guard Accused of Sexual Abuse, by Matthew Clarke
- Federal Court Awards $3,750,000 in Damages for Sexual Assault by Prison Guards, by Chad Marks
- Prison Policy Initiative Issues Report on State of Prison Phone Justice, by Matthew Clarke
- Settlement Provides for Improved Competency Procedures for Jailed Mentally Ill in Washington State
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- Landlords Challenge Ordinance that Protects Former Prisoners’ Rental Rights, by Douglas Ankney
- Federal Prison Employee Sentenced for Defrauding Prisoners’ Families, by Scott Grammer
- Continued Problems with Mental Health Care, Suicides in Alabama DOC, by Kevin W. Bliss
- New Mexico Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Policy of Denying Transport to Medical Appointments During Lockdowns, by Matthew Clarke
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- Kansas Slaps Corizon Health with Millions in Fines for Contract Violations, by Chad Marks
- Florida Fleeces Prisoners with High Canteen Prices, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Eleventh Circuit Agrees Prosecutor is Entitled to Qualified Immunity in Retaliation Case, by Chad Marks
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- Private Halfway Houses Plagued with Escapes, Drugs, Sex and Violence, by Chad Marks
- $625,000 Settlement for Virginia Jail Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Ulcer
- Oklahoma: Sovereign Immunity Prohibits Lawsuits Over Prisoner Medical Care
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- $301,000 Awarded in Lawsuit Over Suicide at Illinois Jail, by Kevin W. Bliss
- Cell Phones Sold in Commissary at South Carolina Jail, by Scott Grammer
- Oregon: Knowledge of Injury and Defendants’ Causal Role Required for Accrual of § 1983 Claims, by Mark Wilson
- Search for Mental Health Care Ends Tragically at Florida Jail, by David M. Reutter
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