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County must pay $214,000 for prisoner's fall

A Michigan jury recently awarded an epileptic woman $214,000 after she fell from the top bunk in her jail cell during a seizure. Amy Lynn Ford claimed her jailers had caused the accident by withholding her epilepsy medication. She claimed permanent injuries from a fractured right hip and right clavicle. A federal jury found that ...

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