Government,
Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 4, 2019
Appeals court tosses 4 lawsuits saying state prisons exposed inmates to Valley Fever
California prison officials cannot be held liable for allegedly heightening the risk that inmates under their care could contract an airborne illness disproportionately affecting minority groups, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
California prison officials cannot be held liable for allegedly heightening the risk that inmates under their care could contract an airborne illness disproportionately affecting minority groups, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
The decision is the latest development in a series of lawsuits seeking damages against the state's prison system due to contractions of Valley Fever, which is common to Central California, hom...
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