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certify that on October 26, 2016, I electronically filed a
copy of the foregoing Third Amended Complaint with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF
system.
By: /s/Paul Patten
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Armbruster v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00544-MAB Document 33 Filed 10/18/16 Page 1 of 17 Page ID #82 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION GERRY ARMBRUSTER, Plaintiff, v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC.; BHARAT SHAH; RON VITALE; LORETTA …
, 2016, I electronically filed Plaintiff’s File Amended
Complaint with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notifications of
such filings to all counsel of record.
/s/ Mark M
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Richardson and Wyatt suggest respondent superior liability
pursuant to § 1983 against private corporations should not be foreclosed.
Privateprison employees and prison medical providers have frequent
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Arizona Fines Wexford SIOK for Neglect, Hep-C Exposure
by
Arizona's Department of Corrections (ADC) disciplines privatecontractors like parents who banish teenagers to the cozy confines
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Hollingsworth v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:15-cv-01595 Document #: 53 Filed: 09/06/16 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:142 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ARTERO HOLLINGSWORTH, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, LOGAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, SHERIDAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, WEXFORD MEDICAL CORPORATION, …
may disclose the tenns of this Agreement as required by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (hereinafter "CMS"). Defendant and its insurers reserve the right to disclose
such infonnation
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Healthcare Privatization Blamed for AZ Prisoners' Exposure to Hepatitis-C by Less than two months into its $349-million contract with Arizona's Department of Corrections (ADC), Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources, Inc. made a rather dubious, life-threatening first impression with the prison population and prisoner advocates. On Aug. 27, 2012, a nurse already …
with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which sent notification of such filing to
the following:
Brown & James
Kevin J. Adrian
800 Market Street, Ste. 1100
St. Louis, MO 63101
T: 314-242-5200
F: 314
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Williams v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 1:15-cv-09207 Document #: 35 Filed: 08/25/16 Page 1 of 65 PageID #:395 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MICHAEL WILLIAMS (#K-65461) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. DR. SALEH OBAISI, WEXFORD HEALTH …
Lyles v. Wexford, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case 3:16-cv-00838-NJR-DGW Document 7 Filed 08/25/16 Page 1 of 14 Page ID #51 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WILLIAM LYLES, #R-29099, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., ) …
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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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 …
Vaughn v. Griffin, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 2:15-cv-02047-HAB # 117 Page 1 of 26 E-FILED Friday, 15 July, 2016 04:45:44 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, URBANA DIVISION CHRISTOPHER VAUGHN, Plaintiff, v. SUSAN GRIFFIN; MARY JOHNSON KLEIN; …
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. …
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The GEO Group
Management & Training Corp.
CommunityEducationCenters
LaSalle Corrections
Emerald Companies
Medical / Mental Health Care
Corizon Health (Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Co.)
Centurion (Centene
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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 …
Rodriguez v. Hardy, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2016 RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS In consideration of the payment to the undersigned of $6,750.00 (SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, being oflawful age, does hereby release and forever discharge, Dr. …