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Williams & Connolly, HRDC Win Censorship Case Against Virginia Regional Jail, $210,000 in Attorney Fees

Article • September 1, 2020 • from PLN September, 2020

Filed under: Settlements, PLN Litigation, Censorship

Williams & Connolly, HRDC Win Censorship Case Against Virginia Regional Jail, $210,000 in Attorney Fees by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Williams & Connolly LLP of Washington, D.C. and the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), parent organization of Prison Legal News (PLN), have won a federal civil rights judgment against …

Federal Court Approves $3 Million Settlement for Death of Virginia Jail Prisoner Jamycheal Mitchell

Article • June 5, 2019 • from PLN June, 2019

Filed under: Settlements, Wrongful Death, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Federal Court Approves $3 Million Settlement for Death of Virginia Jail Prisoner Jamycheal Mitchell by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer In a case that involved circumstances she called &ldquo ...

$625,000 Settlement for Virginia Jail Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Ulcer

Article • May 3, 2019 • from PLN May, 2019

Filed under: Medical Misconduct, Medical, Misdiagnosis, Settlements, Wrongful Death

$625,000 Settlement for Virginia Jail Prisoner’s Death from Untreated Ulcer by A $625,000 settlement was reached in the death of a pretrial detainee due to an untreated, ruptured ulcer ...

Virginia Prisoner Defeats Summary Judgment, Settles Religious Diet Case

Article • September 3, 2018 • from PLN September, 2018

Filed under: Food, Summary Judgment, Settlements, RLUIPA, Religious Diet

order to void or rescind it would result in his being able to participate in the CFP at his new facility “as soon as practical.” On the complaint’s merits, the appellate court held ...

PLN Settles Censorship Suit Against Virginia DOC for $125,250

Article • November 15, 2010 • from PLN November, 2010

Filed under: Civil Procedure, Settlements, Publications/Books, Due Process, PLN Litigation, Censorship

or magazine subscriptions on their behalf. Further, prisoners had to obtain permission before they were allowed to order or subscribe to publications. PLN argued in its federal complaint that such policies ...

Virginia Sheriff’s Office, PHS Settle Wrongful Death Suit for $1.6 Million

Article • July 15, 2010 • from PLN July, 2010

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Private Contractors, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

, Sheriff Bill Watson and other defendants in circuit court for failing to prevent her husband’s death. After jurors were unable to reach a verdict following a November 2009 trial, PHS, two PHS employees ...

Federal Prisoner's Suit Settles For $1,500 after Falling From Bunk

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Discrimination, Disabled Prisoners, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Overcrowding, Settlements, Federal Tort Claims Act, Premises Liability

. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia approved the settlement with no admission of guilt. FCI Petersburg was ordered to provide an MRI and to provide adequate medical care for as long ...

Federal Officials' Refusal To Treat Prisoner's Severed Tendon Settles For $22,500

Article • February 15, 2009

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Podiatry, Muscular, Failure to Treat, Civil Procedure, Damages, Settlements, Federal Tort Claims Act

District of Virginia approved the settlement in 1999 with no admission of guilt or liability. The parties agreed to pay their own costs and fees. See: Walker v. United States, USDC, E.D. Va., Case No. 98 154 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Altercation Suit Brought By Prisoner Backfires; $250,000 Awarded to Guard

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Civil Procedure, Damages, Complaints, Assaults on Staff, Employee Litigation

Altercation Suit Brought By Prisoner Backfires; $250,000 Awarded to Guard by Virginia state prisoner Lament Douglas brought a § 1983 suit against prison guard J. McCarty for an altercation which left both parties injured. The Court granted remittur and awarded $250,000 to McCarty on his counterclaim. Douglas' motion for a …