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Missoula County Settles Medical Treatment Denial Suit for $5,000

In September 2009, a retired physician settled the part of his lawsuit that alleged denial of medical care while in the Missoula County Detention Facility (MCDF) for $5,000. The remaining claims in the suit were not settled.

Dr. Walt Peschel, 68, a frail, retired physician with a history of severe ...

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $1,000 to Settle Claim of False Imprisonment

On December 22, 2005, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $1,000 to settle a claim by a man who was erroneously held seven days beyond his sentence.

Don Daniel was scheduled to be released from RCCC Correctional Center, but was held an additional seven days because jail staff believed ...

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $2,219.01 to Settle False Imprisonment Claim

By Brandon Sample

On June 7, 2004, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay $2,219.01 to settle a false imprisonment claim by a man who was arrested while attempting to visit a prisoner at the Sacramento Main Jail (SMJ).

Darren Thompson was arrested when he went to visit a friend ...

Sacramento County Agrees to Pay $7,500 to Settle Slip and Fall Claim

On July 29, 2002, the County of Sacramento agreed to pay a woman $7,500 who slipped and fell while attempting to use the toilet the Sacramento Main Jail.

Denise Gilliatt was moved into a cell that jail staff knew had a water leak. Gilliatt requested to be moved to another ...

Pierce County, Washington Pays $1,500 for Vehicle Damage

Washington State’s Pierce County paid $1,500 for vehicle damage caused by a county prisoner transport vehicle.

On April 8, 2008 Robert B. Smith IV was stopped with traffic in the city of Tacoma. Guard Mitchell Andreasen, who was driving a Pierce County Jail transport vehicle carrying prisoners, stated his foot ...

Washington Prisoner Sexual Abuse Claim Nets $45,000 Settlement

The State of Washington paid $45,000 to settle a prisoner’s claim for sexual misconduct.

After prisoner Teresa A. Rutter was transferred to Washington’s Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women on June 19, 2005, guard Jeffery W. Hill told Rutter that if she did not have sex with him, he would ...

$1.5 Million Settlement in New York City False Arrest Suit

The City of New York paid $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who spent nine months in jail after being falsely accused of selling Ecstasy to an undercover officer.

The plaintiff, a taxi driver in his late 20s, was arrested for making the sale to the ...

$300,000 Settlement in City of New York Jail Slip and Fall

The City of New York paid $300,000 to settle a prisoner’s lawsuit claiming injuries from unsafe and hazardous conditions.

Troy Washington, a prisoner at Riker’s Island Correctional Facility, on November 12, 2004, slipped and fell on water that was left on a walkway from a leak. The fall caused a ...

TDCJ Pays $10,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit

On April 28, 2004, Texas Prison guard Patricia Jane Eads signed a settlement agreement with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in connection with a Title VII claim filed by her attorney, Clinton E. Wells, Jr., with McDowell & Colmer, L.L.P., of Houston.

Filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § ...

TDCJ Pays $50,000 to Settle Racial Discrimination Suit

Upon receiving notice of right to sue from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on July 1, 2002, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) employee Freestone James filed a racial discrimination suit against TDCJ and his immediate supervisor, Michael Traylor. Under the auspices of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., and ...