Deliberate Indifference

By: Derek Hawkins//March 28, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Kenneth Collins v. Nadir Al-Shami, et al

Case No.: 15-3179

Officials: FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Deliberate Indifference

Following an arrest for driving while intoxicated, Kenneth Collins was booked into the Jackson County Jail in Indiana. Collins later sued a jail physician and the physician’s employer (a private corporation) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Indiana state law, claiming that the doctor had provided inadequate medical care to Collins during his detention. The district court awarded summary judgment to defendants, and we affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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