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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[...]

Iowa Appellate Court Holds Prisoner’s Claim Of Failure To Provide Prompt Medical Aid Was Claim Of Ordinary Negligence, Not Medical Malpractice

June 8, 2026

Background Facts The jail took custody of Donnie Locklear, Jr. around 2:13 a.m. on May 17, 2020—almost twenty minutes after his arrival. During the booking process, Locklear struggled to articulate his medical history and conditions but did report he took blood pressure medication. He did not know[...]

Maine Mother Files Lawsuits For Death Of 25-Year-Old Son From Alleged Medical Malpractice While Serving 45-Day Jail Sentence

August 24, 2025

The mother of a 25-year-old man who was serving a 45-day sentence in Androscoggin County Jail for driving-related charges, including operating under the influence, has filed state and federal lawsuits against the jail and its for-profit contracted medical provider, Correctional Psychiatric Serv[...]

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 [...]

$25M Verdict Against Washington State Jail Health Care Provider

May 25, 2025

On April 4, 2025, a Washington state jury returned its verdict in the amount of $25 million in favor of a man who was in custody at Pierce County Jail in Tacoma, Washington when his untreated blood clotting led to his foot turning black and gangrenous, and resulted in a below the knee amputation. Th[...]

$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[...]

Minnesota Jail Malpractice Case Filed For Death Of Inmate

August 5, 2024

The family of 37-year-old Nickolas Norberg has filed a lawsuit against Stearns County jail and the jail’s health care provider, CentraCare, alleging that medical providers and jail staff failed to properly assess and treat Norberg and ignored his pleas for help following his arrest on October [...]

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Severe Deficiencies In Medical Care In DC Jails

June 23, 2023

Severe Deficiencies In Medical Care In DC Jails: A federal District Court lawsuit filed on April 24, 2023 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleges, in part: The District of Columbia Department of Corrections fails to provide constitutionally adequate health care in it[...]

$7M Settlement Reached With Private Texas Jail For Woman’s Death

June 19, 2023

$7M Settlement Reached With Private Texas Jail: A $7 million settlement was recently reached by the family of a 46-year-old woman who died while in the custody of a private Texas jail operated by LaSalle Corrections LLC. The family’s lawsuit alleged that the woman was arrested on April 5, 2019[...]

$82M Verdict Against Correctional Healthcare Cos. LLC For Oklahoma Jail Death

April 18, 2023

$82M Verdict Against Correctional Healthcare Company: It took just over ten years but a Tulsa Oklahoma jury determined in February 2023 that Correctional Healthcare Cos. LLC, the private for-profit correctional medical services provider that provided medical services for inmates at the Tulsa County [...]

Washington Lawsuit Alleges Former Inmate Required Leg Amputation Due To Medical Malpractice

November 26, 2022

Inmate Required Leg Amputation Due To Malpractice: Javier Tapia, 40, who was released from prison earlier this year after drug and stolen vehicle convictions, filed a lawsuit against Pierce County and Alabama-based medical provider NaphCare. Tapia, who had no previous history of mental health issues[...]

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