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Pierce County, Washington Pays $6,250 Settlement for Negligence of Dental Care

Washington State’s Pierce County paid $6,250 to settle a prisoner’s claim for neglectful dental care.

Steven Michaelson was a prisoner in the Pierce County Jail when he lost a filling in a molar. He filed a “kite” on September 10, 2004, to see the dentist. When he saw the dentist ...

 

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