Case Result

$1M

Civil Rights

2012

Trial Verdict

Milwaukee, WI

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Case Details

Jury verdict against Racine County, its former Sheriff, and a Deputy Sheriff for the death of an inmate who died of a heart attack due to failure to provide necessary medication for a known heart condition.

Additional Notes

FAB Attorneys Lawrence G. Albrecht, Jim End, and Thomas C. Lenz. Tried before Judge Lynn Adelman in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Jury found Eighth Amendment violation and deliberate indifference. Punitive damages assessed against individual defendants. Additional $354,000 in attorneys fees and $22,000 in costs awarded after trial. Verdict on February 2, 2012.