U.S. district court: deliberate indifference.

• Position: Medical Care - Brief Article

Lawrence v. Virginia Dept. of Corrections, 308 F.Supp.2d 709 (E.D.Va. 2004). A state inmate filed a [section] 1983 action, alleging that prison medical officials violated his Eighth Amendment rights. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that prison officials' refusal to inform the inmate of his condition (a bilateral inguinal hernia), did not constitute deliberate...