Litigation
Sep. 19, 2013
Circuit to reconsider decision on inmate care
The 9th Circuit Wednesday will reconsider en banc a controversial appellate decision that said prison doctors and dentists cannot be held liable for failing to provide adequate care if the deficiencies result from scarce resources.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Men and women incarcerated in California prisons are entitled to a certain level of medical care while in custody. But what about when that care simply isn't economically feasible?
That question will be front and center Wednesday as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reconsiders en banc a controversial appellate decision handed down in January that held that prison doctors and dentists are not...
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