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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 Affirms Immunity For New Jersey Officials Regarding Nursing Home COVID-19 Claims

March 20, 2026

In March 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy issued an executive order declaring the COVID-19 pandemic a public health emergency. Three weeks later, New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith M. Persichilli issued a directive to implement the executive order. To ensure hospital bed c[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms EMTs Entitled To Qualified Immunity From Lawsuit Alleging Failure To Stabilize Patient’s Spine

November 18, 2023

Gary Schauer suffered a neck injury during an altercation outside a tavern in Ponca City, Oklahoma. When emergency medical technicians (“EMTs”) employed by Ponca City arrived on the scene, Schauer told them he could not move his left arm or his legs. The EMTs loaded Schauer into an ambulance wit[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Qualified Immunity For First Responders Who Pronounced Patient Dead Who Was Still Alive

October 7, 2023

Emergency medical personnel in Southfield, Michigan, pronounced Timesha Beauchamp dead when she was still alive. Beauchamp was placed in a body bag and transported to a funeral home, where an embalmer discovered that she was not dead. Beauchamp was hospitalized and died about six weeks later. Howard[...]

Hawaii Inmate Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld

January 9, 2014

On December 31, 2013, the Intermediate Court of Appeals for the State of Hawaii (“Appellate Court”) issued its opinion in which it held that prison doctors are not shielded from personal liability for medical malpractice claims by the doctrine of qualified immunity. The Appellate Court h[...]

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

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Immunity For New Jersey Officials Regarding Nursing Home COVID-19 Claims

Federal Appellate Court Affirms EMTs Entitled To Qualified Immunity From Lawsuit Alleging Failure To Stabilize Patient’s Spine

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Qualified Immunity For First Responders Who Pronounced Patient Dead Who Was Still Alive

Hawaii Inmate Medical Malpractice Verdict Upheld

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