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Group pleading defeats deliberate indifference claim against detention officers
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that conclusory, group-based allegations failed to state a plausible claim that individual detention officers were deliberately indifferent to a detainee’s […]
Appeals court deals blow to women inmates suing over scabies outbreak
Michigan prison officials can’t be held liable under the U.S. Constitution for incompetent handling of a scabies outbreak by contracted medical providers, a federal appeals court has ruled. The U.S. […]
4th Circuit partially affirms denial of out-of-cell exercise claim at South Carolina prison
Genuine disputes of material fact existed as to whether prison officials violated Appellant’s Eighth Amendment right to humane conditions of confinement by denying him out-of-cell exercise for extended periods. We […]
District court wrongly dismissed detainee’s deliberate-indifference claims
In a recent decision, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that a pretrial detainee may proceed with claims alleging that county officials and medical providers acted with deliberate […]
![A prison inmate who brought a deliberate indifference claim before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, above, had to show that ‘that the [prison] official in question subjectively recognized a substantial risk of harm’ and that the official also ‘subjectively recognized’ that any actions he took in response ‘were inappropriate in light of that risk.’ (Associated Press file)](https://sclawyersweekly.com/files/2024/11/US_4thCircuit3_Agorapulse-200x101.jpg)
4th Circuit: Officials weren’t deliberately indifferent to inmate’s complaints
Where four prison officials recognized a risk of harm to an inmate, and their response was, at worst, negligent, they prevailed on the inmate’s deliberate indifference claim. Background Harris Ford, […]
Business Law
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- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
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- Content Marketing: Where law firms lose referrals and how to prevent it
- Your best people are not leaving for more money — they are leaving because you stopped paying attention
- Best at Work Insights: The choice we’re making about AI
- Beyond burnout: The case for workplaces where people thrive
- The December question every leader should anticipate
- Best at Work Insights: Don’t Import 996: Why America Should Reject Overwork Culture
- Law ‘n History: The beer, scandal and haunted mansion of the Lemp dynasty
- Using QALY to quantify emotional distress in legal cases
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