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$12,773.46 Settlement After BOP Vehicle Rear Ends Motorist

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Work Conditions/Safety, Damages, Settlements, Federal Tort Claims Act, Immunity/Liability, Contractor Liability, Parole Liability

$12,773.46 Settlement After BOP Vehicle Rear Ends Motorist by Tennessee resident Beverly Oliver brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1996 after being rear ended ...

$20,000 Settlement After Citizen Falls At Federal Medical Center

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Damages, Settlements, Federal Tort Claims Act, Premises Liability

$20,000 Settlement After Citizen Falls At Federal Medical Center by Missouri resident Wealtha Liggins brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1996 after she fell ...

$40,000 Settlement After BOP Employee Causes Automobile Accident

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Work Conditions/Safety, Damages, Settlements, Federal Tort Claims Act, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation

$40,000 Settlement After BOP Employee Causes Automobile Accident by West Virginia resident Lillian Poindexter brought a federal tort action in 1997 against the U.S. Department of Justice ...

$50,000 Settlement In Memphis Policeman's Training Injury

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Damages, Settlements, Federal Tort Claims Act, Premises Liability, Employee Litigation, Police

$50,000 Settlement In Memphis Policeman's Training Injury by Memphis (Tennessee) policeman Michael Cockerell and his wife Linda brought a federal tort action against the United States ...

$125,000 Settlement In BOP Guard Induced Prisoner's Death

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Seizures, Failure to Treat, Damages, Settlements, Federal Statutory Law, Federal Tort Claims Act, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

$125,000 Settlement In BOP Guard Induced Prisoner's Death by Parents of deceased ex Kentucky federal prisoner, Marcus Dascenzo, brought a federal tort action against the United States ...

$250,000 Settlement After LA Sheriff's Bullet Hits Innocent Bystander

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Excessive Force (Police)

concluded that, although no wrongdoing on the part of the deputies occurred, it was likely that a jury verdict could have exceeded the settlement agreement amount. A Force Review Briefing and Summary ...

More Damages, Costs & Attorney Fees Awarded in NH False Disciplinary Case

Article • February 15, 2009 • from PLN February, 2009

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Retaliatory Discipline, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Clothing, Showers, Toilets, Water, Strip Cells, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, PLRA, Attorney Fees (PLRA), Restraints, Damages, Settlements, Costs, Telephone Access, Mail Regulations

and $500 in punitive damages against Rivas, finding in favor of O’Mara and Pendleton. The court granted King’s motion for a new trial on compensatory damages since the verdict was against ...

Virginia Guard Injured in Prison Transport Van Accident Settles for $200,000

Article • January 15, 2009

Filed under: Work, Workers' Compensation, Damages, Settlements, Employee Litigation, Disabled Employees

’ compensation lien. After the jury’s February 14, 2006, verdict, the parties settled for the policy’s limit of $200,000, less the prior $25,000 tort feasor settlement. Tolbert was represented by Halifax attorney ...

PLN Attorneys Awarded $137,672 for Post-Settlement Work in CDCR Censorship Case

Article • December 15, 2008 • from PLN December, 2008

Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Injunctions, Consent Decrees, Mail, Publications/Books, PLN Litigation

and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) that had resolved PLN’s complaint of illegal censorship at some CDCR prisons. The December 12, 2006 settlement required CDCR to purchase ...

Failure to Name Defendant in Administrative Appeal Does Not Foreclose Including Him in § 1983 Complaint

Article • October 15, 2008

Filed under: Failure to Protect (General), Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Civil Procedure, Complaints, Parties, Supervisory Liability

Failure to Name Defendant in Administrative Appeal Does Not Foreclose Including Him in § 1983 Complaint by The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that when a defendant in a prisoner’s ...

Jewel v. National Security Agency, et. al., CA, Complaint, Jury Demand, Illegal Surveillance, 2008.pdf

Brief • September 18, 2008

Filed under: Complaints, Class Notice, Administrative Procedures Act (Federal), Telephone Monitoring, Internet, First Amendment, rights, Fourth Amendment, rights, Police State-Surveillance

Jewel v. National Security Agency, et. al., CA, Complaint, Jury Demand, Illegal Surveillance, 2008.pdf 1 1. Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and a class of similarly situated persons, bring ...

$25.5 Million Awarded in California County Jail Strip Search Suit

Article • June 15, 2008 • from PLN June, 2008

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements

and former prisoners. The end of the period coincided with the County’s voluntary cessation of the strip search policy after the lawsuit was filed. The settlement administrator received 20,353 timely claim ...

$2 Million Confidential Settlement In CCA Prisoner’s 2004 Beating Death Revealed

Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008

Filed under: Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Contractor Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Prison/Jail Murders, Attorney Fee Awards, Attorney Misconduct, Excessive Force, Court Access, Judiciary, Settlements, Disclosure of Records, Contractor Liability

$2 Million Confidential Settlement In CCA Prisoner’s 2004 Beating Death Revealed by Alex Friedmann $2 Million Confidential Settlement In CCA Prisoner's 2004 Beating Death Revealed by Alex ...

Federal Suit Over Wisconsin Suicide Attempt Settles for Millions

Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Settlements, Suicides

Federal Suit Over Wisconsin Suicide Attempt Settles for Millions by Michael Rigby On February 22, 2007, a lawsuit against employees of the Monroe County Jail in Wisconsin settled for between $6,100,000 and $13,100,000. The suit alleged deliberate indifference in a suicide attempt that left a prisoner permanently disabled In 2002, …

Jordan v. Pugh, CO, Settlement Agreement, First Amendment Violation, 2007

Brief • December 19, 2007

Filed under: Settlements, Access to Media, First Amendment, First Amendment, rights

Jordan v. Pugh, CO, Settlement Agreement, First Amendment Violation, 2007 Case 1:02-cv-01239-MSK-KLM Document 402 Filed 12/19/07 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT ...

Wrongful Death At Wallens Ridge State Prison Settled For $1,540,000

Article • December 15, 2007

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers, Restraints, Settlements, Disclosure of Records, Wrongful Death

to a bed, he lapsed into a coma. While the states denied liability, human rights groups said Supermax guards treat everyone like they're Hanibal Lecter. Virginia's settlement was made under terms ...

Colorado Settles Class Action Prison Disability Discrimination Suit For Over $3 Million

Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Attorney Misconduct, Attorneys General, Damages, Settlements, Special Masters, Federal Statutory Law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Eleventh Amendment Immunity

in awards, fees and costs. Individual claims from class members are currently being processed. In 1992, Colorado state prisoner Jesse Montez filed a pro se 42 U.S.C. §1983 complaint challenging ...

Goodnow v. Hoffman, VT, Release Medical Treatment, Neglect, 2007

Brief • June 1, 2007

Filed under: Settlements

Goodnow v. Hoffman, VT, Release Medical Treatment, Neglect, 2007 GENERAL RELEASE For and in consideration of the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and nol100 ($25,000.00), lawful money of the United States, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned Peter Goodnow does for himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, …

$90,000 Settlement for Alabama Prisoners Raped by Jail Guards

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Disclosure of Records

$90,000 Settlement for Alabama Prisoners Raped by Jail Guards by In June 2002, the City of Homewood, Alabama, paid a total of $90,000 to settle with two unidentified women who claimed ...

10th Circuit Reverses Sua Sponte Medical Claim Dismissal

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Skin, Male Reproductive, Failure to Treat, Civil Procedure, Complaints

of the defendants, which is not actionable in a § 1983 lawsuit. The Tenth Circuit read the complaint to allege that defendants knew of his serious medical condition and despite this knowledge, failed to ensure ...