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Chase v. CorrectionalMedicalCare, NY, Complaint, wrongful death drug withdrawal neglect malpractice, 2014
Case 1:14-cv-00474-DNH-TWD Document 1 Filed 04/24/14 Page 1 of 20
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
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Iacovangelo v. CorrectionalMedicalCare, Inc., NY, Complaint, Jail Drug & Alcohol Withdrawal Death, 2013
Case 6:13-cv-06466-CJS Document 1 Filed 09/02/13 Page 1 of 31
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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$450,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Heroin Withdrawal Death Suit
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In May, 2003, PrisonHealthServices (PHS) agreed to pay the family of Candace “Candy” Brown $450,000 to settle a lawsuit
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, COUNTY OF NASSAU
CORRECTIONAL CENTER, NASSAU COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT and ARMORCORRECTIONALHEALTHSERVICES, INC.,
Docket#:
Defendants.
Plaintiff, by her attorneys, PARKER WAICHMAN, LLP complaining
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CMS Pays $275,000 in New York Prisoner’s Jail Death
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Correctional Medical Services (CMS) has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit related to a prisoner’s death. The suit, which
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of New York (Corporate Counsel) representing individual employees of PrisonHealthServices (PHS), because they had conflicting defenses. The court’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the family
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PrisonHealthServices Doctors Caught in Scandals
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In a two-week period in July 2010, two doctors employed by PrisonHealthServices (PHS) were involved in scandals that led one to resign
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New York Prisoner Beaten, Guards Convicted, GEO Settles Suit for $80,000
by Matthew Clarke
by Matt Clarke
On July 7, 2009, three privateprison guards were convicted of charges involving
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and Jacqueline Overturf, were being held at the Brush Correctional Facility, a privateprison operated by GRWCorp., when they were sexually assaulted by prison guard Russell E. Rollison. They filed a lawsuit
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PHS Receives Three-Year $366 Million Rikers Island Medical Care Contract Renewal Despite Non-Performance Fines for Last Three Years
by John Dannenberg
by John E. Dannenberg
PrisonHealth
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to for-profit privateprison firms such as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), the GEO Group (formerly Wackenhut) and CornellCorrections, while at the same time provided those companies with a safety net
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Flurry of Escapes Emphasizes Prisoners' Desperation by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Last September produced a bumper crop of prison and jail escapes around the country, including a desperate escape by two Texas prisoners that resulted in the death of a guard, a car jacking and two shootouts. Plus a …
Egurido v. Geo Group Inc., NY, Complaint, Guard Brutality, 2008 08 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK .J i) REX EGURIDO. r AP? 11lainliff, 1388 • ZOO~ .~OMI'LAINT BR:OOl<lYN OFFICE: Index No. -agaillst- THE GEO GROUP,INC., WILLIAM ZERILLO, "JOliN" WALL, "JANE" MARK, "JANE" ANDREWS, and .101 IN …
PHS Fails Benchmarks In NYC Jail Medical Contract; Fined $250,000
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PrisonHealthServices (PHS), nearing the end of its three-year $359.6 million contract to provide medical, dental
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$143,774.55 Attorney Fee and Costs Award in New York EMSA Suit
by Matthew Clarke
by Matthew T. Clarke
On May 16, 2006, a New York federal district court magistrate recommended awarding
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New York: Malpractice Suit Over Guard's Death Settles For $2,500,000 by On March 21, 2002, an unidentified plaintiff settled this medical malpractice claim against two physicians for $2,500,000. At issue was the medical treatment of a Riker's Island guard who suffered a heart attack in front of the jail's infirmary. …
Right-To-Sue Letter Not Required For ADEA Claims by The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York held that Title VII procedural requirements mandate that a claimant obtain a right-to-sue letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), but a right-to-sue letter is not necessary for actions …
Sweetheart Deal For Pharmacy Supplying Saratoga County Jail by OBriens Pharmacy in Ballston Springs has a pretty good deal in supplying the Saratoga County Jail in New York with prescription drugs for prisoners. The county, which paid OBriens $247,000 in FY 2004, has been paying the average wholesale price plus …
