Oneida County, NY Jail Suicide Litigation Settled for $225,000

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2010 published in Verdict1 January, 2010, page 39

Filed under: Damages, Settlements, Municipal Liability, Contractor Liability, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health, Suicides. Location: New York.

In May 2008 the County of Oneida agreed to pay $100,000, and CNY Services agreed to pay $125,000, in settlement of a wrongful death claim brought by the parents of a 17-year-old detainee who committed suicide in the Oneida County Jail one month after his detention.

Cail Williamson, a resident ...

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