Cases we handle
- Deaths and serious injuries from denied or delayed medical care in jails and prisons
- In-custody suicides where known risk was ignored
- Failures by private correctional healthcare companies
- Excessive force by law enforcement or detention officers
- Failure to protect detainees from assault
Why experience matters here
These cases come with obstacles ordinary injury cases do not: immunity defenses, short notice deadlines for claims against cities, counties, and the State, and federal civil rights standards such as deliberate indifference. Our background in medical and psychiatric malpractice is a particular advantage in custody cases, which so often come down to what the medical and mental health staff knew and what they failed to do.
Questions we hear
Common questions
How fast do we need to act?
Quickly. Claims against Georgia government entities can require formal written notice within months, well before the ordinary filing deadline. Contact us as soon as you can.
Can we get the jail's records and video?
We send preservation demands immediately and use open records requests and litigation to obtain them.