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Parisi v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2011 Case: 1:11-cv-00013 Document #: 12 Filed: 06/16/11 Page 1 of 13 PageID #:99 PBP 56426-57 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION PAUL MATHEW PARISI, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., ) DR. …
Wexford Enters Into Confidential Settlement in New Mexico Prisoner’s Death
by David Reutter
by David M. Reutter
Pennsylvania-based WexfordHealthServices, which bills itself
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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 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 …
OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STAR MRDAK, as next friend of JOSEPH
SCHAEFER,
Plaintiff,
No. ________________
vs.
KUL BIR SOOD, MD, CORRECTCARESOLUTIONS, LLC, DEAN RIEGER, MD,
IMHOTEP K. CARTER, MD, and
WEXFORD
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Wexford Pays $300,000 in Illinois Prisoner’s Death
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WexfordHealthServices paid $300,000 last year to settle a lawsuit regarding the wrongful death of an Illinois prisoner who died
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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. …
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 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 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 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 ............................... .. …
prison commissaries), Wexford Health Sources, Correctional Medical Services and PrisonHealthServices.
Several privateprison officials stopped by the PCI booth, which was manned by Friedmann and PCI
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PrivatizedPrison Medical Care in Mississippi Still Problematic
by David Reutter
by David M. Reutter
Anyone looking for evidence that privatizedprison health care is a complete failure need
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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 …
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
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medical care is unlikely to be any different.
On January 1, 2009, another privateprison company, CommunityEducationCenters (CEC), took over GEO’s contract to operate GHCF in Delaware County. While
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Review (PEER). It found that MDOC and its for-profit healthcare contractor, WexfordHealthServices, failed to assure that prisoners received timely access to quality medical care.
PEER stated
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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 …
he was fired by Pittsburgh-based WexfordHealthServices, another prison medical care firm, in Sept. 1999. While he was employed with Wexford, Zaloga had disagreed with the introduction of a new
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