Pa. county, jail medical provider reach $912K settlement in inmate strangulation case

Daily Times, Primos, Pa.

CONCORD, Pa. — The family of a man strangled by another inmate at the county jail in Concord in 2022 has entered into a partial settlement with the county and a company that previously provided medical care to inmates.

“The parties reached the settlements after extensive discovery, expert work, fourteen depositions, and mediation,” U.S. District Judge Joshua Wolson wrote in an order approving the terms. “The Delaware County defendants will pay $462,500, and the Wellpath defendants will pay $450,000. Together, the settlements provide substantial recoveries while eliminating the expense and uncertainty of continued litigation against those defendants.”…

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