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have done prior to his receiving the additional injuries.
Jones 'as subsequently incarcerated at SCI-Gatersford and various Philadelphia-area jails. PrisonHealthServices was the contracted health care
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Williams v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:14-cv-00932 Document #: 80 Filed: 08/22/16 Page 1 of 8 PageID #:527 FILE01D 6 8/22/2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF ILLINOIS, EASTERN DIVISION ) MELVIN WILLIAMS (A01181) , ) ) ) ) Plaintiff(s), ) ) Case No. 14CV0932 v. …
and belief, Defendant
WEXFORDHEALTHSERVICES INC. is a Florida corporation with its principal
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Case: 1:16-cv-04907 Document #: 12 Filed: 08/15/16 Page 4 of 27 PageID #:99
place of business
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to be fingerprinted and to take his mugshot.
A member of the jail's medical staff—then employed by private healthcare provider CorrectCareSolutions, which has since been replaced by another privatecontractor
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Illinois DOC Settles Lawsuit Over Mental Health Treatment by Derek Gilna It took eight years but civil rights attorneys finally prevailed in a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), entering into a settlement that requires prison officials to provide 11,000 mentally ill state prisoners with adequate mental …
Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $7.2 Million after Losing His Fingers and Feet by Christopher Zoukis In October 2011, 30-year-old Aaron David Persin was accosted by police officers for having an open container of alcohol. When they determined that he had warrants for missing traffic court they arrested Persin, who was homeless. …
at the Reception and Medical Center, but that at midnight on
May 8, 2016, Corizon would no longer provide health care in Florida
prisons. ECF No. 69. Instead, Centurion of Florida would provide that
health care
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Jaramillo v. Sisneroz, NM, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 JlJL/20/2013/WED 09:13AM FAXtio. P.002 SETfLEMENT AGREEMENT, RELEASEAND COVENANTOF NON-DISCLOSURE For the consideration of the swn of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND Al-,1D00/100 ($25,000.00), paid by CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA, the receipt and sufficiencyof which is hereby acknowledged,T. EUGENEJARAMILLOdoes hereby-release, acquit and forever discharge CORRECTIONS CORPORATION …
Sanders et al v. Bottom et al, KY, Complaint, CorrectCare death medical negligence, 2016 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION at LEXINGTON [Filed Electronically] RANDY DEWAYNE SANDERS, JR., Administrator of the Estate of RANDY DEWAYNE SANDERS, SR., deceased, -andKORTNEY SANDERS, Guardian of B.R.S. and H.M.J.S., minor …
to natural causes.
DiNino’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county and its private health care provider, PrimeCareMedical, in April 2015. The suit alleged that jail and medical staff
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OF BERNALILLO
STATE OF NEW MEXICO
ANDREW TRUJILLO,
Plaintiff,
CAUSE No. D-202-CV-2016-03860
v.
THE GEO GROUP, INC., aka GEO
CORRECTIONS AND DETENTION, LLC.,
AND CORIZON HEALTH, INC.,
CORIZON, LLC, CORIZON INC
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Taylor v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:14-cv-00122-NJR-DGW Document 102 Filed 06/17/16 Page 1 of 22 Page ID #493 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOlmIERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS FOR 1HE FAST ST . LOUIS DIVISION ~ DOUGlAS W. TAYLOR, #R69710 ) ) Plaintiff, -vsWEXFORD H.EALnI SOURCES, INC. …
Willis v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT The undersigned, Wayne Willis, hereinafter "Plaintiff," being of lawful age,. for the sole consideration of $5,000.00 (five thousand and NO/100s) to the undersigned, does he:reby and for his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns release, …
Wilder v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In consideration of the payment to the undersigned of S43,000.00 (Forty Three Thousand Dollars & 00/000 Cents), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, being of lawful age, does hereby release and forever discharge, Dr. Parthasarathi …
Services (CMS) (this term includes any
related agency representing Medicare's interests) determines that Medicare has an interest in the
payment to Plaintiff under this settlement, Plaintiff agrees to (i
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; attorneys, insurers or the Internal Revenue Service. The
parties may disclose the tenns of this Agreement as required by the Centers for Medicare and
'Medicaid Services (hereinafter ''CMS"). Defondant and its
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benefits for 24 months or longer,
etc.). Nonetheless, if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (this term includes
any related agency representing Medicare's interests) determines that Medicare
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institutions, insurers or the Internal Revenue Service. The Parties
may disclose the terms of this Agreement as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (hereinafter "CMS"). Defendant and its
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Gomez v. Randle, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 EXECUTION VERSION CONFIDENTIAL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RAUL C. GOMEZ, Plaintiff, v. ANDRIA BACOT, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 1:11-cv-01793 Honorable Mary M. Rowland SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND …
of this
:Agreement as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter "CMS").
Wexford and its insurers reserve the right to disclose such information as they deem necessary in
the course of any
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