http://www.gothamist.com/2007/01/12/city_settles_ri.php All comments for City Settles Rikers Death Lawsuit en-us 2007 design_jill Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:26:27 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jpriluck@earthlink.net jpriluck@earthlink.net 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/01/12/city_settles_ri.php#comment-933992 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/01/12/city_settles_ri.php#comment-933992 Comments Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:41:32 -0500 <p>slobs are wacc</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2007/01/12/city_settles_ri.php#comment-933596 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/01/12/city_settles_ri.php#comment-933596 Comments Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:51:29 -0500 <p>Guard ineptitude aside, I imagine they would have had a strong case for medical malpractice: "Once Velez was discovered unconscious, jail officials didn't properly diagnose his injuries. They later claimed he had no obvious external injuries." How does one get beaten to the point of death and not have obvious external evidence? "He's not moving, he must be sleeping."</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2007/01/12/city_settles_ri.php#comment-933521 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/01/12/city_settles_ri.php#comment-933521 Comments Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:30:22 -0500 <p>650K? after lawyer fees and IRS taxable income fees, this will amount to very little.</p>