A $1.1 million settlement will end the legal fight between Erie County and the family of a work-release inmate who died in May 2018 after suffering an asthma attack while in the county’s custody.
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Medical Malpractice
Lawsuit claims April Corritore’s death could have been prevented with proper medical care at the Erie County Prison.
Family claims corrections officers repeatedly refused to call 9-1-1 after Felix Manus suffered severe asthma attack.
The 49-year-old inmate claims the prison discriminated against him because he has a disability.
(Erie County Court of Common Pleas) - Represented the family of a baby boy who died shortly after birth when doctors and nurses failed to respond to signs that the baby was in distress during the mother’s labor by taking appropriate measures to save the baby’s life. Reached a major settlement for our client without the need for a trial.