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Man died after staff allegedly disregarded chest pain — $4M verdict
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//January 9, 2023
Man died after staff allegedly disregarded chest pain — $4M verdict
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//January 9, 2023
Type of action: Wrongful death, civil rights
Injuries alleged: Death
Name of case: James A. Boley Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Robert Lee Boley, Deceased v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc., Arleathia Peck, Emmanuel Bynum
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division
Case no.: 2:21-Cv-00197
Tried before: Jury
Name of judge or mediator: Judge Roderick C. Young
Date resolved: 12/9/2022
Verdict or settlement: Verdict
Amount: $4,000,000
Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Mark J. Krudys and Danny Zemel, Richmond
Description of case: Plaintiff alleged that Robert Boley, an inmate at the Deerfield Men’s Work Center, sought care for acute chest pain, but was disregarded by correctional and medical staff. Boley was found dead the following morning. An autopsy report determined that Boley died of a “ruptured aortic aneurysm due to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.”
Mark J. Krudys, plaintiff’s attorney, provided case information.
[022-T-204]
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