$950,000 Settlement for California Prisoner Rendered Quadriplegic

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2010 published in Verdict1 January, 2010, page 10

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Skeletal Injury, Failure to Treat, Damages, Settlements. Location: California.

In February 2008, the California Department of Corrections (DOC) settled a lawsuit by a prisoner who had been allegedly rendered quadriplegic by medical mistreatment after he was knocked unconscious in a fight.

According to the complaint, Kenneth Holcomb, a DOC prisoner, was attacked by other prisoners, severely injured and rendered ...

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