$75,000 dollars????????
She either has a bad lawyer or a bad case, this should be in the millions.
I'm going with bad case.
What was she doing in the bathroom when police surprised her ?
That’s what I’m thinking. Maybe a typo?
Not enough to ask for this treatment by those who are supposed to “protect and serve.” But the taxpayers should pay this penalty for employing thugs like this at their police dept.
A much better system would be that the individuals who caused the injury, that denied her 16 requests to see a doctor, and their supervisors would have to pay the penalty. This system would also make these lawless employees a lot more careful.
$75,000 dollars????????
She either has a bad lawyer or a bad case, this should be in the millions.
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The local story in the P-G on this states Ms. Needham is suing for “more than” $75,000. “more than” was apparently edited out.
There are a lot of local lawsuits that like to phrase it in this way- might have something to do with Pennsylvania tort law and the way the papers are drawn up.
I believe that is the minimum. In my opinion, it is still low though. The ones that denied her medical treatment should get long prison terms. And believe it or not, there was those who defended them on the other thread. It was in a back handed way though.
she has both a bad case and a bad lawyer… amputation is not the solution for so called compartmental syndrome….
In Pennsylvania, the plaintiff does not demand a specific amount of money as damages for a tort claim. A claim in excess of $75,000 means that the case will not be in the arbitration division, which is limited to claims of no more than $75,000.
It sounds like she filed her case in Federal Court. One of the requirements for Federal Court jurisdiction in certain cases is that the "amount in controversy" be at least $75, 000. Thus, in the complaint attorneys routinely state that the damages "are in excess of $75,000" just to establish that the court does have jurisdiction to hear the claim. That doesn't mean the plaintiff is only seeking $75,000 in relief.
$75,000? If I were her, I would seek $75 trillion and would not quit until I was awarded every single penny.