SAN DIEGO (CN) — San Diego County must face claims medical staff at the San Diego Central Jail repeatedly denied an 82-year-old man proper medical care while he was in custody, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
The adult children of the man, who died in the jail, sued the County of San Diego, several jail medical staff members and the correctional healthcare company NaphCare in December in response to the death of their father.
Karim Talib was arrested in August 2024 after a physical assault incident at his senior care facility and was held at the San Diego County Jail during his criminal case. He suffered from a myriad of health conditions, including dementia, hypertension and incontinence, and he required a wheelchair for mobility, his children say in the suit…