Correctional Law Cases

Plaintiff alleged that he suffered from Hirschsprung’s Disease and demanded that doctors provide him with a special diet to alleviate symptoms of the disease. Evidence from the prison showed that the inmate’s desired “special diet” consisted of hamburgers and fried chicken.

An inmate with multiple sclerosis claimed that the defendants collectively failed to comply with the applicable standards of care and conduct a thorough work up and/or referral to specialists for further review of his condition.

This case involves a dispute concerning the adequacy of prison meals. A prisoner sued a correctional healthcare company, corrections defendants and correctional food service vendors, alleging that the prison diet violates the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Court granted a Motion for Summary Judgment in this 42 USC 1983 deliberate indifference case, involving a prisoner who died from an atypical abdominal aortic aneurysm after having seen multiple medical providers over the course of many months with nonspecific gastrointestinal complaints.

Plaintiffs alleged the medical provider failed to order follow-up specialist referrals to monitor decedent’s ESLD. Further, Plaintiffs contended that the utilization management physician unreasonably denied referrals for consideration of a liver transplant and TIPS placement

The decedent had a history of mental health and substance abuse issues. Upon arrival to the jail, a nurse placed the decedent in a special housing unit to ensure he would not attempt to harm himself. After over a week in the special housing unit without incident, the decedent was permitted to enter the jail’s general population.