$900,000 Awarded in Inmate Suit

A Texas jury has ordered Dallas County to pay approximately $900,000 to a former inmate who was left partially paralyzed after he was denied medical care by the jail staff. According to the lawsuit , Stanley Shepherd was refused a prescribed blood pressure drug and subsequently suffered a seizure. The award is believed to be one of the largest stemming from negligence at the Dallas County Jail. AP, Ft. Worth Star Telegram 08/27/2008
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