Los Angeles County Settles Lawsuit over Jail Prisoner’s Suicide for $1.7 Million

Loaded on Sept. 3, 2018 by Matthew Clarke published in Verdict1 September, 2018, page 31

Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights. Location: California.

by Matt Clarke

On October 16, 2017, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $1.7 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who committed suicide at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility (TTCF).

Eric Loberg, 48, displayed signs of acute psychosis when he was …

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