· 5/17/2004
Harriett G. Woodward, Special Administrator of the Estate of Justin Farver, Deceased v. Correctional Medical Services of Illinois, Inc.
Citations
- 368 F.3d 917
- 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 9537
- 2004 WL 1088310
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that the multiple deviations showed that the case was not a single-incident case
- holding that the Monell liability standard applies to corporations as well
- stating that the standard for municipal liability in Monell v. N.Y. City Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658 (1978), applies to corporations as well
- relying on training policies in affirming jury decision that defendants were deliberately indifferent to substantial risk of suicide
- corporation can be held liable for deliberate indifference if it had a policy or practice that caused the violation
- corporation can be held liable for deliberate indifference if it had a policy or practice that caused the violation
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Judges: Evans, Posner, Ripple
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