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Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment to Defendants in Prisoner’s Wrongful Death Case

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Respiratory, Private Contractors, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death)

in the health care unit – run by private contractor Wexford Health Sources – there was no on-call doctor. Although the unit was supposed to be overseen by a permanent medical director, that post had ...

Arnold v. Butler, IL, Merit Review, Failure to Protect, 2017

Brief • June 30, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Prison Gangs, Failure to Protect (General), Negligence/Reckless Endangerment, Deliberate Indifference

. GODINEZ, TERRI ANDERSON, SHERRY BENTON, MHOF, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WEXFORD HEALTH SERVICES INC., JOHN DOE 1, and JOHN DOE2, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 17-cv ...

Montanez v. Trost, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • June 16, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat

Montanez v. Trost, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case 3:15-cv-01397-NJR-MAB Document 67 Filed 06/16/17 Page 1 of 12 Page ID #492 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS CARLOS A. MONTANEZ, #B46636, Plaintiff, v. DR. JOHN TROST, GAIL WALLS, KIMBERLY BUTLER, TODD BROOKS, And WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, …

Murray v. Sood, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2020

Brief • June 15, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities

Murray v. Sood, IL, Merit Review, Medical Neglect, 2020 4:17-cv-04029-JEH # 12 Page 1 of 8 E-FILED Thursday, 15 June, 2017 03:34:02 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS TAVARUS MURRAY, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. …

Cobb v. Fitch, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • June 14, 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities

Cobb v. Fitch, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017 Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release ("Release") is made by and among Plaintiff Murry L. Cobb ("Cobb" or "Plaintiff') and named Defendants Scoti Fitch, Deputy Chief Theodore Uchiek (together, "Defendants,") and, in addition, the named Defendants current …

Williams v. Godinez, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Pain, Gastrointestinal, Failure to Treat, Need for Medical Consensus, Deliberate Indifference

-REED, WEXFORD ) HEALTH SERVICES, INC., DR. ANTON ) DUBRICK, DR. IMHOTEP CARTER, DR. ) SALEH OBAISI, and LATOYA WILLIAMS, ) ) Defendant. ) CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE ...

Wimberly v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Deliberate Indifference

Wimberly v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017 3:10-cv-03308-SEM-TSH # 195 *SEALED* Page 1 of 7 E-FILED Friday, 03 March, 20i7 0 1 :30:16 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, !LCD FULL AND FINAL RELEASE For the sole and only consideration hereina1ter "settlement consideration" as described below, Anthony Wimberly, and his …

Watson v. Owikoti, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Pain, Failure to Treat, Need for Medical Consensus, Deliberate Indifference

Services (hereinafter "CMS"). Defendant and its insurers reserve the right to disclose such information as they deem necessary in the course of any subsequent lawsuit or legal proceeding arising out ...

Williams (Cordell) v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Gastrointestinal, Failure to Treat, Need for Medical Consensus, Deliberate Indifference

, ) ) vs. ) No. 10 CV 162 ) WEXFORD HEALTH SERVICES, INC., a ) Honorable Judge John Z. Lee Florida Corporation; PARTHASARATHI GHOSH,) M.D., in his individual and professional capacity ) as Medical director ...

Simmons v. Korte, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Gastrointestinal, Hernias, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

, insurers or the Internal Revenue Service. The parties may disclose the terms of this Agreement as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter "CMS"). Defendant and its insurers ...

Lofquist v. Nwaobasi, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Disorder, Failure to Treat

, insurers or the Internal Revenue Service. The Parties may disclose the terms of this Agreement as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter "CMS"). Released Parties ...

Luellen v. Schwarz, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

and the Providers by filing said stipulated dismissal on the CM/ECF system. The CONFIDENTIAL - SETTLEMENT DOCUMENT - ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY 2 Luellen v. Schwarz et al., 14-cv-8148 (N.D. Ill.) Release and Settlement ...

Marshall v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, HIV/AIDS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Dental Care, Failure to Treat, Infections, Deliberate Indifference

of this Agreement as required by fhe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter "CMS"). The Released Parties and their insurers reserve the right to disclose such infonna:tion as they deem necessary ...

Torres v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Hernias, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference

"CMS"). Plaintiff, Wexford, and Wexford's insurers reserve the right to disclose such information relating to this Agreement as they deem necessary in the course of any subsequent lawsuit or legal ...

Vaughn v. Griffin, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Blind Prisoners, Systemic Medical Neglect, Vision, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference

Revenue Service; (e) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter "CMS"), as ,required '.by law; {f) .as necessary in the course of any subsequent lawsuit or legal proceeding arising ...

Vega v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference

"CMS"). Defendant Wexford and its insurers reserve the right to disclose such infotmation as they deem necessary in the course of any subsequent lawsuit or legal proceeding arising out of the facts ...

Woodson v. Quinn, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Brain Injury, Stroke, Failure to Treat, Inadequate Health Care Facilities, Deliberate Indifference

the terms of this Release of All Claims and Indemnity Agreement as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter "CMS"). Released Parties and their insurers reserve the right ...

Ezell v. Talbot, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Pain, Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

, attorneys, inslll'ers or the Internal Revenue Service. The parties may disclose the terms of this Agreement as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter "CMS"). Defendant and its ...

Gevas v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Vision, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference

authority to execute the Agreement cm behalf of th~ir respective party. 9, This Agteement may .not be changed, n10dified, o.r assign~d except by the. written agreement of the Parties, LO. The Plaintiff ...

Franklin v. Obaisi, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2017

Brief • 2017

Filed under: Wexford Health Services, Systemic Medical Neglect, Gastrointestinal, Failure to Treat, Food, Deliberate Indifference

end stage renal failure; and did not receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits for 24 months or longer. Nonetheless, if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (this term ...

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