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Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail
A federal jury found LaSalle Corrections negligent in Erie Moore Sr.'s 2015 jail death and awarded $42.75 million, including $23.25 million in punitive damages.
- A federal jury found LaSalle Management Co. and three guards liable for negligence and excessive force related to the death of Erie Moore Sr.
- The jury ordered LaSalle and Richwood Correctional Center to pay a total of $42.75 million in damages to Moore's family, consisting of punitive and compensatory awards.
- Attorneys for Moore's family believe this verdict is one of the largest jury awards for an in-custody death in the U.S.
- Schoening described the trial as a historic victory for civil rights, highlighting the love and courage of Moore's children in seeking justice.
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Louisiana jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail
A federal jury found a private corrections company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he sustained while in custody and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages.
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Jury awards more than $40 million to family of man who died in privately-run jail
A federal jury found a private corrections company running a Louisiana jail liable for the 2015 death of a man who died of head injuries he sustained while in custody and awarded the family more than $40 million in damages
·United States
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