Smith v. Michigan.

• Position: MEDICAL CARE - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE

MEDICATION

FALURE TO PROVIDE CARE

Smith v. Michigan, 256 F.Supp.2d 704 (E.D. Mich. 2003). The estate of a prison inmate sued the state and individuals, alleging that their failure to respond to the inmate's requests for medication and medical attention, following his return from the hospital, precipitated his death. The district court dismissed the case, in part. The court held that the estate stated a claim for violation of the inmate's Eighth...