Alleged malpractice in the treatment of a prisoner was insufficient to establish a claim for violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment where allegations failed to establish defendants acted with deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. Orders of the trial court affirmed.
May 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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Treatment of Inmate • Cruel and Unusual Punishment • Lack of Expert Testimony
Hoffman v. Makhoul, PICS Case No. 17-0798 (Pa. Commw. May 5, 2017) Colins, J. (11 pages).
Alleged malpractice in the treatment of a prisoner was insufficient to establish a claim for violation of the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment where allegations failed to establish defendants acted with deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. Orders of the trial court affirmed.
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