U.S. Supreme Court
May 5, 2010
Health Care Workers Can't Be Sued
In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that plaintiffs are barred from suing individual federal health care workers for constitutional violations arising from their official duties.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday that plaintiffs are barred from suing individual federal health care workers for constitutional violations arising from their official duties.
The court reversed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that the family of a man who died after being denied cancer treatment in immigration custody could su...
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