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New York: Malpractice Suit Over Guard's Death Settles For $2,500,000
malpractice claim against two physicians for $2,500,000. At issue was the
medical treatment of a Riker's Island guard who suffered a heart attack in
front of the jail's infirmary.
Upon suffering bruises and contusions while suppressing a riot at the ...
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