CASE NAME: D.M. v. COUNTY OF ORANGE
JURISDICTION: Orange County Superior Court
CASE DESCRIPTION: Plaintiff, D.M., was suffering from a mental disorder when he was held in the Orange County jail on trespassing charges. While in the jail cell plaintiff was slashed approximately 30 times by another cell mate with a razor blade.
CASE TYPE: Personal Injury- Premises Liability-Negligence
SETTLEMENT: The parties agreed to Mediation before the Honorable Robert Rickles- retired.
RESULT: The County of Orange paid $100,000.00 to plaintiff and waived $1,300.00 in medical bills that involved plaintiff D.M.'s treatment in jail.
PLAINTIFFS ATTORNEY:
Edward Jesse Hegel of
The Law Offices of Lunetto and Hegel
DEFENDANT COUNTY OF ORANGE'S ATTORNEY:
David Brobeck
Since Plaintiffs settlement there have been dramatic changes in the way inmates who are suffering from mental disorders are treated at the Orange County jail.
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Suite 120
Santa Ana, California 92705
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