See also: Gough v. County of Santa Clara ($800,000); Gough v. County of Santa Clara ($1.2M).
Kristy Gough, aged 30, killed in March 2008 while cycling with Matt Peterson when sheriff's deputy fell asleep at the wheel.
Accident resulted in three separate settlements:
See also: Gough v. County of Santa Clara ($1.2M); Peterson v. County of Santa Clara.
Kristy Gough, aged 30, killed in March 2008 while cycling with Matt Peterson when sheriff's deputy fell asleep at the wheel.
Accident resulted in three separate settlements:
$5.25M verdict for prisoner’s wrongful death, due to psychiatrist prescribing medication without examination, causing adverse reaction and death. Also, medical staff were unqualified and corrections officers were deliberately indifferent to prisoner’s sickness. Verdict represented $2M conscious pain and suffering; $3M punitive damages against psychiatrist; and interest; plus additional $600k pre-trial settlement with jail staff.
See also: Gough v. County of Santa Clara ($800,000); Peterson v. County of Santa Clara.
Kristy Gough, aged 30, killed in March 2008 while cycling with Matt Peterson when sheriff's deputy fell asleep at the wheel.
Accident resulted in three separate settlements:
Death in jail of 50-year-old, unemployed, alcoholic man, survived by four adult children. Non-economic damages only. Defendant Corizon Health, Inc., was deliberately indifferent to inmate’s medical needs by failing to place him on alcohol detox protocols and allowing him to go into severe alcohol withdrawal; then when inmate was hallucinating with Delirium Tremens, 10 deputies beat and Tased him to death.