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The Robins Kaplan Justice Report - Vol. 19, No. 1 - March 2025

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A recent $2.75 million settlement by Robins Kaplan LLP has drawn attention to a troubling case of deliberate indifference to medical needs at Anoka County Jail (the “Jail”). Deyonta Green, who struggled with addiction issues,...more

Sands Anderson PC

Fourth Circuit Finds That West Virginia Expert Certification Requirement Does Not Apply to Inmate’s Medical Malpractice Claim

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The defenses available to healthcare providers in federal court are more limited after a recent Fourth Circuit ruling. In Pledger v. Lynch, the plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his medical malpractice claim against the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 15

This 15th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. This week we note how COVID-19 has accelerated a pre-existing trend toward class action litigation. And...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Class Action Litigation Related to COVID-19: Filed and Anticipated Cases (Updated November 9, 2020)

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Last updated November 9, 2020 Although the COVID-19 pandemic is still unfolding, class actions related to the coronavirus have already arrived and are on the rise. Despite unprecedented court closures and changing procedural...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Coronavirus (COVID-19), Prisons, and the Eighth Amendment

The spread of the highly contagious coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached pandemic status. Over 200,000 cases have been confirmed across more than 150 countries, and all 50 U.S. states. In other countries, the threat of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Ninth Circuit to Decide Transgender Inmate’s Right to Sex-Reassignment Surgery; First and Fifth Circuits Have Rejected Similar...

Prison healthcare litigation has been on the rise throughout the country. Private healthcare providers for state prison systems are often caught up in class actions or complex injunctive-relief litigation targeting both the...more

Baker Donelson

OIG October 2018 Work Plan Update

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The OIG added five new items to its Work Plan in the October 2018 update: (1) childcare provider compliance with criminal background check requirements; (2) early results from Opioid State Targeted Response Grants; (3)...more

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