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Schoger v. Obaisi, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2012 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In consideration of the payment to the undersigned of$104,008.00 ( ONE HUNDRED FOUR mOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, being of lawful age, does hereby release and forever discharge, Saleh …
Mahdi v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2012 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In consideration of the payment to the undersigned of $30,000.00 (THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, being of lawful age, does hereby release and forever discharge, JOG END RA …
Fox v. Peters, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2012 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS rn consideration of the payment to Rose Fox as tile lawfllll guardian of Ray Fox of $3,000,000.00 (THREE MILLION DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), by Dr. Constantine Peters and Mr. James Becker through .. which payment …
Garner v. Ghosh, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2012 Case: 1:08-cv-01449 Document#: 179 Filed: 01/03/12 Page 1 of 1 PagelD #:1369 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CLEVELAND GARNER Plaintiff, v. PARTHA GHOSH, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) …
McGowan v. Hulick, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2012 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE WHEREAS the Plaintiff, MICHAEL MCGOWAN, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, entitled Michael· McGowan v. Chief Administrative Officer Donald Hulick, et al., Case Number 09-CV-17, claiming to have sustained …
Munson v. Kimble, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2012 09-fI~- S3lf :;_ f--J SENNIGER POWERS "'o">T1< ATTORNEYS AT LAw PATENTS L ITICIATION TECHNOLOliY TFtADEMARKS COPYRIGH TS ANTITRUST ,rnf SANJAY AGRAWAL SENNlliER POWERS LLP 1 00 NORT H BROADWAY 17TH FLOOR liT. L OUl li, M ISS O U RI 631 0 …
Orr v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2012 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT The undersigned, Shaundra Orr, Independent Administrator of the Estate of Jace Rapp, Deceased, being oflawful age, for the sole consideration of $150,000.00 (One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and NO/lO0s) to the undersigned in hand paid, …
Johnson v. CCA, KY, Complaint, FLSA salary overtime class action, 2012 Case 3:12-cv-00246-JGH Document 5 Filed 05/25/12 Page 1 of 17 PageID #: 25 ELECTRONICALLY FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-cv-00246-JGH MICHAEL E. JOHNSON, RICHIE CHESSER STEPHEN HERMAN, ROBERT K. MITCHELL, …
Bearden v. McKitten, FL, Expert Report Hayward, Suicide Prevention in Prisons, 2012 James V. Cook Law Office of James Cook 314 West Jefferson Street Tallahassee, Florida 32301 (850) 222-8080; 561-0836 fax (904) 417-8087 Attorney for Plaintiffs May 17, 2012 Dear Mr. Cook: Based on my review and analysis of the …
Corizon Healthcare, the result of combining PHS Correc-tions and Correctional Medical Services; MHM Services Inc.; ArmorCorrectionalHealthServices Inc.; Correct Care Solu-tions; the Birmingham, Alabama
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Class Certified in Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at CCA-operated Indiana Jail, but Case Dismissed on Summary Judgment by David Reutter by David M. Reutter An Indiana federal district court certified a class and allowed claims to proceed that challenged unsafe conditions, lack of medical privacy and an alleged incentive scheme that …
Erie Correctional Institution (LECI) and the North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility, both run by Management and TrainingCorporation (MTC). State officials have admitted that previous efforts
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the taxpayers more.”
That is particularly true considering the Florida Department of Corrections has contracted with two for-profit companies to provide prisoner medical care: Corizon and WexfordHealthServices
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Florida Citizen Fights CCA over Public Records Request by Prison officials tend to frown on public records requests. In fact, employees at a Florida facility operated by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) were so ruffled by a citizen’s request for records that they called the cops. Joel Chandler, 47, has …
Tennessee CCA Warden Denied Summary Judgment for Excessive Force
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A Tennessee federal court denied a privateprison warden summary judgment on an excessive force claim for assaulting
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Utah Private Corrections Center Employees under Federal Indictment for Evidence Tampering by A federal investigation resulted in criminal charges against two employees of a Salt Lake City, Utah corrections center for federal prisoners. A federal probe targeted Cornell Community Corrections Center, a private corporation that contracts to house prisoners who …
Agreement
(hereinafter "Agreement") is entered into by and between KINNEY COUNTY, TEXAS
(hereinafter "County") and COMMUNITYEDUCATIONCENTERS, INC., (hereinafter called
"Operator")
to
become
effective
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suspended without pay.
John Johnson, Jr., 60, a nurse formerly employed by Allegheny CorrectionalHealthServices at the Allegheny County Jail, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual contact with prisoners
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an Inter-Governmental Agreement with the federal government that allowed federal detainees to be housed at BCDC, which was operated by privateprison firm Cornell Corporation (which has since been acquired
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as benefiting Boca Raton, Florida-based GEO Group, the nation’s second-largest privateprison firm.
The backdoor proviso attempt failed, however, after the Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA), which
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