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Willis v. Feinerman, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2011
Brief • 2011
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Pain, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Need for Medical Consensus, Deliberate Indifference
Willis v. Feinerman, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2011 FULL AND FINAL RELEASE WHEREAS the Plaintiff, WAYNE WILLIS, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, entitled Wayne Willis v. Adrian Feinerman, et al., Case Number 09-CV-00273, claiming to have sustained personal injuries and …
Keller v. Feinerman, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2011
Brief • 2011
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Gastrointestinal, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference
Keller v. Feinerman, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2011 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS HILTON LLOYD KELLER, B33552, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) V. No. 06-661-RHM ) ) ) DR. F. AHMED, DR. FEINERMAN, and DR. ELYEA, ) ) ) Defendants. FULL AND FINAL RELEASE WHEREAS …
Mason v. Ghosh, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011
Brief • May 26, 2011
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Deliberate Indifference
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Judge Denies Attorney’s Fees to Prevailing Defendant
Article • May 15, 2011
Filed under: Medical, Private Contractors, Attorney Fee Awards, Frivolous Litigation
Judge Denies Attorney’s Fees to Prevailing Defendant by U.S. Magistrate Judge John A. Gorman has denied a request for attorney’s fees and sanctions against a plaintiff who brought an unsuccessful civil rights action. Defendant Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc. had argued that it was entitled to attorney’s fees because the plaintiff’s …
Summary Judgment for Illinois Jail Nurse Reversed in Wrongful Death Suit
Article • March 15, 2011 • from PLN March, 2011
Filed under: Cardiovascular, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Private Contractors, Civil Procedure, Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's, Expert Witnesses, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Summary Judgment for Illinois Jail Nurse Reversed in Wrongful Death Suit by Brandon Sample The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of a nurse at Illinois’ Peoria County Jail (PCJ) who was accused of providing deliberately indifferent medical care to …
Mrdak v. Sood, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011
Brief • March 14, 2011
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Hernias, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference
OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION STAR MRDAK, as next friend of JOSEPH SCHAEFER, Plaintiff, No. ________________ vs. KUL BIR SOOD, MD, CORRECT CARE SOLUTIONS, LLC, DEAN RIEGER, MD, IMHOTEP K. CARTER, MD, and WEXFORD ...
Wexford Pays $300,000 in Illinois Prisoner’s Death
Article • December 15, 2010 • from PLN December, 2010
Filed under: Private Prisons, Wexford Health Services, Respiratory, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Wexford Pays $300,000 in Illinois Prisoner’s Death by Wexford Health Services paid $300,000 last year to settle a lawsuit regarding the wrongful death of an Illinois prisoner who died ...
Munson v. Kimble, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010
Brief • November 8, 2010
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference
Munson v. Kimble, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010 Case 3:10-cv-00051-MJR-SCW Document 21 Filed 11/08/10 Page 1 of 6 Page ID #162 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES MUNSON, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL KIMBLE, D.M.D., SERVE: 101 S. 2ih Street Mount Vernon, IL 62864 Defendant. …
$4.3 Million Award in Preventable Death of Cook County Pretrial Detainee
Article • August 15, 2010 • from PLN August, 2010
Filed under: Cermak Health Services, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
of a controlled sub-stance. Routine medical intake by the jail’s private healthcare provider, Cermak Health Services (Cermak), revealed only that Smith had elevated blood pressure, for which he received a week’s ...
Farmer v. Miles, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010
Brief • August 11, 2010
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities
Farmer v. Miles, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-05055 Document #: 1 Filed: 08/11/10 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Darryl Farmer, Plaintiff, ­vs­ Dr. Gwendolyn Miles and Dr. Thomas, Defendants. ) ) ) ) …
Rendon v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2010
Brief • April 30, 2010
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Deliberate Indifference
Rendon v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Death, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-01590 Document #: 44 Filed: 04/30/10 Page 1 of 32 PageID #:191 09-17 KJG: car UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JANET RENDON, Independent Administrator ) of the Estate of CAROL CZUBERNAT ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) …
Schoger v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010
Brief • April 29, 2010
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Vision, Failure to Treat, Cataract Surgery, Deliberate Indifference
Schoger v. Obaisi, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010 Case: 1:10-cv-02659 Document #: 1 Filed: 04/29/10 Page 1 of 18 PageID #:1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MARK SCHOGER, Plaintiff, vs. No. ________________ SALEH OBAISI, MD and WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., Defendants. …
Mahdi v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010
Brief • February 12, 2010
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Failure to Treat, Infections, Deliberate Indifference
Mahdi v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2010 Case 3:10-cv-00123-MJR-SCW Document 3-1 Filed 02/12/10 Page 1 of 19 Page ID #9 • , •·• IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE S/CQND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JEFFERSO N COUNTY, ILLIJ'!plS ,A- MM A- I< 1\1\f'tf-ffi I (l~ CJC(-L ~ G'3 No ............................... .. …
Privatized Prison Medical Care in Mississippi Still Problematic
Article • November 15, 2009 • from PLN November, 2009
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Private Contractors, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Privatized Prison Medical Care in Mississippi Still Problematic by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Anyone looking for evidence that privatized prison health care is a complete failure need ...
Prisoner Not Allowed to Sue One DOC in Another State
Article • September 15, 2009
Filed under: Classification, Out of State Transfers, Transport Companies, Medication, Cancer, Failure to Treat, Parties, Diversity Jurisdiction
Prisoner Not Allowed to Sue One DOC in Another State by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Illinois held that New Mexico Department of Corrections (NMDOC) officials cannot be sued in Illinois due to lack of personal jurisdiction. Jimmy Kinslow, an NMDOC prisoner, was transferred in 1995 to the …
Seventh Circuit Vacates Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute; $50,000 + Fees Awarded Following Remand
Article • August 15, 2009 • from PLN August, 2009
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Work, Workplace Injury, Sanctions, Expert Witnesses
Seventh Circuit Vacates Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute; $50,000 + Fees Awarded Following Remand by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court’s dismissal of a prisoner’s suit for failure to prosecute. The appellate court found the severe sanction of dismissal was not justified. Illinois prisoner Amilcar …
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic
Article • May 15, 2009 • from PLN May, 2009
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Private Prisons, Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Cornell Corrections, GRW Corp., Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution
and Jacqueline Overturf, were being held at the Brush Correctional Facility, a private prison operated by GRW Corp., when they were sexually assaulted by prison guard Russell E. Rollison. They filed a lawsuit ...
Releasing The Disease: Is Overcrowded Cook County Jail Responsible For The Rise Of MRSA On The Outside?
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Filed under: Cermak Health Services, Skin, Contagious Disease -- Misc., Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding, Sanitation
was medical director of Cermak Health Services from 1999 to 2003. He can’t quantify the outbreak, but says the initial number of cases was negligible and there was no increase in skin and soft-tissue ...
Wojtaszek v. Litherland, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2009
Brief • April 15, 2009
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Dental Care, Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference
that on April 15, 2009, I electronically filed Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the following: Ellen C. Bruce ebruce ...
Martinez v. Garcia, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2008
Brief • November 7, 2008
Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Skeletal Injury, Gastrointestinal, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Deliberate Indifference
Martinez v. Garcia, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2008 Case: 1:08-cv-02601 Document #: 47 Filed: 11/07/08 Page 1 of 19 PageID #:336 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHN MARTINEZ, Case No.: 08CV2601 Plaintiff, Judge Shadur Magistrate Judge Cole V. TAMMY GARCIA, DR. PARTHASARATHI GHOSH, DR. LATANYA …
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