Prisoner Medical Treatment

By: Derek Hawkins//August 10, 2020//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Arron Murphy v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al.,

Case No.: 19-3310

Officials: KANNE, SYKES, and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Prisoner Medical Treatment

Arron Murphy, a former Illinois prisoner, appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in his suit asserting their deliberate indifference to his dental infection. Murphy’s infection—which swelled on his face to the size of a softball—ultimately required multiple surgeries. Relying on expert testimony, Murphy argues that fact questions exist concerning the prison doctor’s choice of medicine and subsequent delay in sending him to a hospital. The district court correctly concluded that the record reflects not deliberate indifference but at most a medical disagreement over the course of treatment, so we affirm the judgment.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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