Woloszyn v. County of Lawrence.

• Position: Right of action and wrongful death claims - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

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Woloszyn v. County of Lawrence, 396 F.3d 314 (3rd Cir. 2005). The administratrix of a pretrial detainee who committed suicide in jail brought a [section] 1983 action and wrongful death claims against and county and corrections officers. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants and the administratrix appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the administratrix failed to establish that the corrections officers were aware of the detainee's vulnerability to suicide. The court noted that even though a captain said he would put the detainee on five-minute checks, he also said that he would follow a nurse's advice. The nurse found...