Wrongful death lawsuit against Dallas County jail to move forward
A judge has given the go-ahead on a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a mentally ill woman who died in the
The wrongful death lawsuit centers of the death of Rosie Sims, and is being brought by her three children: Tosha Sims Lee, Melissa Lomack and Archie Sims Jr.
According to the federal judge overseeing the case, Sidney A. Fitzwater, there is enough evidence to pursue at least one of suit’s claims – that Sims was punished in violation of her 14th Amendment rights given the deplorable conditions of the
The lawsuit alleges that Sims did not receive medical treatment or routine examinations during the time she was in custody. Guards found Sims lying on the floor in her own waste in November of 2005, according to the suit, but did not take her to be examined.
The conditions of the
To date, the county has lost one neglect lawsuit and settled another. The two payouts totaled nearly $2 million.
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