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Jackson v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, 2017 Case 3:15-cv-00920-NJR Document 145 Filed 05/04/17 Page 1 of 26 Page ID #943 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION MICHAEL JACKSON, #M15131, Plaintiff, v. WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., DIRECTOR OF WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES, INC., …
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DR. ANTHONY DUBRICK, DR. IMHOTEP
CARTER, DR. SALEH OBAISI, WEXFORDHEALTHSERVICES, INC.,
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No. 13 CV 1500
Honorable Judge John Z. Lee
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CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT
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Johnson v. Davida, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case: 1:15-cv-11016 Document #: 84 Filed: 03/27/17 Page 1 of 12 PageID #:201 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DONNELL JOHNSON(R-68433) Plaintiff, v. DR. ARTHUR DAVIDA, RANDY PFISTER, DR. LOUIS SHICKER and WEXFORD HEALTH …
, THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, WEXFORD HEALTH
INCORPORATED, CORIZON HEALTH SOURCES, DR. KENNETH MERCHANT,
JANE DOE MERCHANT, CARY TUCKER, JANE DOE TUCKER, C. MAHLER and
NURSE JOHN DOE, in the United
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Hope v. Welty, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case 3:16-cv-00327-NJR-MAB Document 65 Filed 03/17/17 Page 1 of 20 Page ID #512 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS GREGORY HOPE, N50178, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) TAMMY WELTY, ) KIM WOODS, PATRICK RIGGS, ) …
Despite Lack of State License, ICE Family Detention Center Continues Operating by In 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PDHS) issued a statement saying it “believes that the current use of the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC) as a family residential center is inconsistent with its current license as …
certify that on March 2, 2017, I electronically filed the foregoing
with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing(s)
to the following:
Timothy P. Dugan
Maxwell
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New York Counties, Corizon Reach $1.85 Million Settlement in Detainee’s Death
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Two New York counties agreed to pay $1.85 million to settle a lawsuit over the July 2011 death of detainee
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Third Circuit Holds Prisons Not Required to Treat Impotence or Infertility by The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that prison officials do not have to treat medical conditions that could result in a prisoner’s impotence or infertility. When Shemtov Michtavi was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in …
its ties with Corizon Health, Inc., and awarded a contract for county jail medical services to CaliforniaForensicMedicalGroup (CFMG).
The contract, worth $135 million over a three-year period
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, 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
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Mitchell v. Boyer, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2017 Case: 1:15-cv-05914 Document #: 39 Filed: 01/30/17 Page 1 of 9 PageID #:98 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ISIAH MITCHELL (#R-15082) Plaintiff, v. SEARGENT KEVIN BOYER, C/O ALPHONSO JOHNSON, DR. KUL B. SOOD, DR. STEPHEN J. RITZ …
Michigan: Corizon Audit Finds Deficiencies, State Extends and Expands Contract Anyway
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A performance audit of the Michigan Department of Corrections’ (MDOC) contract with Corizon
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Recurring Injury Subsequent to Lawsuit Settlement No Bar to New Claim by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held a prisoner’s previous lawsuit settlements did not preclude a complaint for the same type of injury occurring at a later time. It also held the district court had improperly concluded a …
that there was an open wound 1.5 cm in diameter with a
draining central opening.
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On May 13, 2015, Dr. Bautista conducted a collegial review with a doctor from
Wexford, Dr. Ritz, to discuss the approval for Jones
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from end stage renal failure; has not received Social Security Disability Insurance
benefits for 24 months or longer, etc.). Nonetheless, if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) (this term
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. 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 reserve the right to disclose such information
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Tennessee Prisoner Escapes Privatized Medical Jail Care to Obtain Surgery by To obtain needed surgery, a prisoner escaped from Tennessee’s Trousdale County Jail (TCJ). Prior to being booked into TCJ to serve a probation violation sentence, Don R. White, Jr. 31, was scheduled for hernia surgery. “When I walked in, …
Almond v. Wexford, IL, Complaint, Medical Neglect, 2016 Case: 3:15-cv-50291 Document #: 66 Filed: 12/28/16 Page 1 of 11 PageID #:302 UNITE D STATES DISTRICT COUR T NORTHE RN DISTRIC T OF ILLINOI S CHARLES ALMON D, Case Number 15-cv-50291 · Plaintiff, Hon. Judge Frederick J. Kapala V. WEXFOR D …
, attorneys, 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
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