PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A jury has been selected in the civil trial of a security company and officials working at Rhode Island Hospital when a nurse was attacked by a psychiatric patient, leaving him with “serious and permanent injuries,” according to his attorneys.
Attorneys for Scott Amaral alleged that Allied Universal Security Services failed to properly train its employees. The security company, along with a male and female security officer, are also accused of negligence.
The jury selected Monday is made up of five men and three women, with two alternates to be chosen. (A jury in civil cases comprises six individuals and two alternate jurors, unlike a jury in criminal cases, which comprises 12 jurors and two alternates.)…