Litigation
Nov. 12, 2011
State settles suit by mental patient's family
The Department of Corrections has paid $2.25 million to settle negligence allegations brought by the family of a teenager who suffered brain damage from an attempted suicide while in custody.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has paid $2.25 million to the family of a teenage girl who suffered severe brain damage from an attempted suicide while in custody at a state mental health facility.
The settlement appears to be one of the largest of its kind and resolves claims filed by the family of Shanelle Crawford. The lawsuit accused staff at the Ventura...
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