Wisconsin Jail Settles Escape Lawsuit with Escapee

Loaded on May 15, 2002 published in Verdict1 May, 2002, page 24

Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Escapes, Settlements. Location: Wisconsin.

In September, 2001, Wausau Insurance, the insurer for the city of Shawano, Wisconsin, agreed to pay Nicholas Bishop, 22, $5,000 to settle a lawsuit Bishop had filed against the city in federal court in Madison.

The lawsuit claimed that two city policemen negligently allowed Bishop to escape from custody on ...

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