Federal Officials' Refusal To Treat Prisoner's Severed Tendon Settles For $22,500
Virginia federal prisoner Chris Walker brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1998 after various officials refused to treat his severed Achilles tendon. Jail and prison officials, as well as Bureau of Prisons personnel ignored the injury for over two months. The $17.6 million suit settled for ...
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