Practice Area
Failure to Protect
Prison and jail officials have a responsibility under the Constitution to protect incarcerated individuals in their care. But far too often, prison and jail staff turn a blind eye to abuse by other incarcerated individuals and other employees at the facility.
At Kaplan & Grady, we have experience litigating cases against prison and jail officials for the blind eye they turn to people in their care.
Recent Representative Cases
Settlement
Represented family of a man whose beating was witnessed by scores of guards, all of whom did nothing to help the man, who later died of suffocation; case settled favorably after depositions of key witnesses.
Jury Trial Win
Failure to Protect
Represented classes of individuals in lawsuit alleging inadequate protective measures related to the Covid-19 pandemic, which quickly spread throughout correctional facilities.
