Bloomington Illinois injury attorney

Man hung in cell for hours at St. Louis lockup while guards streamed Netflix | Law and order | stltoday.com

Dirk May Help, In the news, Law, Lawyers ,

The St. Louis Community Release Center is a 550-bed facility for people coming out of the state prison system. An internal investigation alleges all kinds of mishaps.

Source: Man hung in cell for hours at St. Louis lockup while guards streamed Netflix | Law and order | stltoday.com

Click above to read.

Lawsuits may be filed for money damages in situations such as this. The basis is that the release center employees have a duty to properly supervise and protect inmates. This would include protecting inmates from self harm. In this circumstance the facility was on notice that the inmate had mental health problems.

Woman’s suit says she was assaulted by unsupervised VA patient in St. Louis | Law and order | stltoday.com

Dirk May In the news, Law, Lawyers ,

Woman’s suit says mentally ill man was not properly monitored by the VA.

Source: Woman’s suit says she was assaulted by unsupervised VA patient in St. Louis | Law and order | stltoday.com

Click above to read.

A person may sue for injuries if the controlling party is aware that a someone under its responsibility may cause harm to another and it does not take the proper precautions to protect others.

Pilot’s wife sues 5 companies in fatal 2015 air crash | Local News | pantagraph.com

Dirk May Illinois, In the news, Law, Lawyers ,

CHICAGO — The wife of the pilot killed in a 2015 plane crash that killed six other people after it was unable to land at Central Illinois Regional Airport has

Source: Pilot’s wife sues 5 companies in fatal 2015 air crash | Local News | pantagraph.com

The lawsuit focuses on the maker of the engine, the companies who performed repairs and maintained the airplane. It must be proven that there was some problem with the engine or the repairs that caused the crash.

Police investigating suicide attempt at Sangamon Co. Jail; former inmate dead

Dirk May Illinois, In the news, Law, Lawyers ,

A lawyer for the family of a former Clinton woman who died last week after a suspected suicide attempt in March at the Sangamon County Jail says local and state officials failed to properly care for the woman’s mental illnesses.“I don’t think there’s any question that she shouldn’t have been brought to the jail,” Alan Mills, executive director of the Chicago-based Uptown People’s Law Center, told The State Journal-Register.Mills, a lawyer representing the family of Tiffany Rusher,

Source: Police investigating suicide attempt at Sangamon Co. Jail; former inmate dead

Click above to read.

This is most likely become a more prevalent issue due to Illinois funding problems for mental health treatment. The question will be how do you take care of a mentally ill person who may endanger others and herself. Legally the question is did jail personnel follow standard procedure in caring for this mentally ill woman.