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Federal Appellate Court Holds Jail Officials Entitled To Qualified Immunity In Deliberate Indifference Lawsuit

July 14, 2026

In 2018, law enforcement officers arrested John Griswold after a domestic disturbance. He admitted to taking several pills that were later identified as ulcer medication. After being medically cleared by doctors and discharged from the hospital, the officers placed Griswold in a jail cell. He died s[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds No Deliberate Indifference Shown In Failing To Treat Mental Health Crisis Of Jailed Inmate

April 12, 2026

In the morning on the day of Jason Perez’s death, Diana Perez called the police in response to Jason Perez’s behavior, including threatening her. Eventually, officers located and transported Jason Perez to Live Oak County Jail. Perry and Vasquez worked as a corporal and officer, respectively, at[...]

Federal Appellate Court Discusses Elements And Necessary Proof For Section 1983 Deliberate Indifference Claim

January 14, 2026

2 U.S.C. § 1983 imposes liability on “every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State,” violates “any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution.” The U.S. Supreme Court has held municipalities and other local government[...]

Federal Appellate Court States Certain Protections “Do Not Stop At The Prison Gates”

November 23, 2025

“The protections afforded by the Eighth Amendment, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101 etseq., and the Rehabilitation Act (RA), 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., do not stop at the prison gates. So when an inmate, whether counseled or pro se, claims that prison officials igno[...]

Federal Appellate Court Upholds Jury’s Verdict For Compensatory Damages In Jail Deliberate Indifference Case But Finds Punitive Damages Award Excessive

June 5, 2025

The evidence at trial showed that on the morning of Saturday, August 25, 2018, NaphCare, Inc.’s (“NaphCare”) nurse Hannah Neill-Gubitz (“Gubitz”) found Cindy Lou Hill (“Hill”) lying shirtless on the floor of her cell and screaming in pain at the Spokane County Jail (“the [...]

$2M Settlement Reached For Teen Who Died In Jail Custody Due To Untreated Drug Overdose

May 24, 2025

It has been reported that the mother of a 19-year-old woman who died while in custody at the Rolette County Jail in Rolla, North Dakota, from a drug overdose that was not properly treated has accepted the $2 million settlement offer from the county defendant. The mother filed her lawsuit in 2022 for[...]

Alaska Lawsuit Alleges Bad Medical Care In Prison Led To Inmate’s Death

April 28, 2025

The Civil Rights Complaint, filed on March 4, 2025 in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, states, in part: Source If you or a loved one were injured due to deliberate indifference or the lack of appropriate medical care while incarcerated in a prison, jail, or other correcti[...]

Federal Appellate Court Rules Deliberate Indifference Claim May Have Been Timely Filed In Failure To Treat Prostate Cancer Case

March 15, 2025

While he was incarcerated at Woodborne Correctional Facility, Antonio Mallet repeatedly sought medical care for urinary obstruction and painful urination, which are classic symptoms of prostate cancer. While Mallet was referred to a physician for a cystoscopy, the prison doctors failed to conduct an[...]

$1.06M Prison Medical Malpractice Verdict

August 23, 2019

A federal jury recently returned its verdict in favor of an Ohio man who was the victim of medical malpractice in a Virginia correctional facility in the amount of $1.06 million ($708,671 in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages) for the permanent hand injury he suffered as a result [...]

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