Date: 07-26-1996

Case Style: Combs v. Monongalia County Commission

Case Number: 95-C-34

Judge: Unknown

Court: Circuit Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia

Plaintiff's Attorney: William F. Byrne and John M. Hedges, Morgantown, West Virginia

Defendant's Attorney: Unknown

Description: Government Liability - Jail Suicide. 26-year-old DUI arrestee committed suicide while in custody. Decedent apparently made suicidal remarks to his jailers who failed to screen him for medical or psychological problems and did not check his regularly.

Outcome: Terms are confidential.

Plaintiff's Experts: UnknownLindsay M. Hayes, National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, Mansfield, Massachusetts, jail procedures; W. Joseph McCoy, Huntington, West Virginia, jail procedures; and H. Wayne Dickinson, Wheeling, West Virginia, substance abuse.

Defendant's Experts: Unknown

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