Lapachet v. Stanislaus County

Current Revsion Submitted: Fri, 09/16/2022 - 16:21
Submitted by Jane Clayton on Fri, 09/16/2022 - 08:48
Description

Healthy, 40 y.o. man had a bad reaction to illegal drugs he took while in jail, denied adequate medical care for his drug-related psychosis, sustained spinal and head trauma of unknown origin, then jailors dragged him to a safety cell when he could not walk due to a spine fracture, at the direction of a nurse employed by a private jail medical provider. He was left face-down, paralyzed, on the floor of a safety cell for six hours with an untreated subdural hematoma. Plaintiff sustained quadriplegia, requiring life-long care.

State
Court
Year Resolved
Total Dollar Amount
11,500,000
Age of Client(s)
40