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5, a copy of Plaintiff Craig D. Rice's First
Amended Complaint was filed using the Cou1t's CM/ECF system. A paper copy of the First
Amended Complaint and Summons was served on Defendants Wexford
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$425,000 Settlement in Suit over South Carolina Jail's Failure to Treat Diabetic Prisoner by Matthew Clarke $425,000 Settlement in Suit over South Carolina Jail's Failure to Treat Diabetic Prisoner by Matt Clarke In June 2013, Sumter County, South Carolina and Southern Health Partners, Inc. (SHP), the contract provider of health …
No Qualified Immunity for Private Doctor Working in Prison by No Qualified Immunity for Private Doctor Working in Prison On August 12, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that a private doctor under contract at a prison is not entitled to assert a defense …
ofAmerica
Inc., and Corizon, Inc., No. 1:13-cv-0 1118-JB-LAM, which was pending before the United States
District CoU11for the Disttict of New Mexico. In consideration for $72,500.00 and in exchange
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New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner by Derek Gilna New Mexico County Jail Pays $1.5 Million to Mentally Ill Prisoner by Derek Gilna In February 2014, Valencia County, New Mexico agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights complaint alleging deliberate indifference …
with disabilities.” [See: PLN, June 2014, p.1].
The defendants, including the County of Monterey, Monterey County Sheriff’s Office and CaliforniaForensicMedicalGroup (CFMG), filed motions to dismiss
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care. CMA of NY has the same corporate address as Brentwood, Tennessee-based Corizon, and prior to 2012, CDA of NY was registered as PHS Dental Services, Inc. PHS, or PrisonHealthServices
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Arrieta v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2015 Case: 1:14-cv-00003 Document #: 53 Filed: 09/24/15 Page 1 of 12 PageID #:187 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOSEPH ARRIETA, ) Plaintiff, ) V. ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., ) 14 CV 00003 DR. S. …
Copeland v. Jones, FL, Class Action Complaint, Corizon Refusal of Hernia Surgery, 2015
Case 4:15-cv-00452-RH-CAS Document 1 Filed 09/16/15 Page 1 of 45
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT
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$650,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Preventable Death at CCA Prison by David Reutter $650,000 Settlement in Prisoner’s Preventable Death at CCA Prison by David Reutter Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $650,000 to settle a matter involving the death of a prisoner at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center (MDCDC). In a …
$60,000 for CCDA Prisoner Denied Cancer Treatment by David Reutter $60,000 for CCDA Prisoner Denied Cancer Treatment by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $60,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that officials at the Whiteville Correctional Facility (WCF) failed to provide scheduled cancer surgeries for prisoner David E. …
$42,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted with Padlock by David Reutter $42,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted with Padlock by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $42,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging CCA was liable for the assault of a prisoner, Scott J. Rattan, with a padlock. …
$25,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted After Guards Open Cell Door by David Reutter $25,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assaulted After Guards Open Cell Door by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $25,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards at the Silverdale Detention Center opened a prisoner’s cell …
$30,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assault Involving Guard Conspiracy by David Reutter $30,000 Settlement for CCA Prisoner Assault Involving Guard Conspiracy by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $30,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged a guard at Silverdale Correctional Facility conspired with a prisoner to assault another …
$8,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner whose Diabetic Seizure Went Untreated by David Reutter $8,500 Settlement for CCA Prisoner whose Diabetic Seizure Went Untreated by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $8,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging deliberate indifference to a serious medical need. Upon entering the Metro-Davidson County …
$7,000 Settlement for CCA’s Negligence Causing Prisoner’s Broken Arm by David Reutter $7,000 Settlement for CCA’s Negligence Causing Prisoner’s Broken Arm by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,000 to settle a negligence lawsuit stemming from a prisoner falling off a bunk. During his intake at CCA’s Silverdale …
$6,000 Settlement for Negligent Failure to Treat at CCA Tennessee Prison by David Reutter $6,000 Settlement for Negligent Failure to Treat at CCA Tennessee Prison by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) paid $6,184.71 to settle a lawsuit brought by a prisoner at Metro Davidson County Detention Facility …
$3,750 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Failure to Treat Suit by David Reutter $3,750 Settlement for CCA Prisoner in Failure to Treat Suit by David M. Reutter Corrections Corporation of America paid $3,750 to settle a prisoner’s civil rights action alleging he was denied adequate medical care at the Hardeman …
