On August 11, 1994, inmates at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the New York Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, represented by Prisoners' Legal Services of New ...
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On August 11, 1994, inmates at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the New York Department of Corrections in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, represented by Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, asked the court for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as compensatory and punitive damages, alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated by exposure to asbestos during a renovation project in the prison.
On February 5, 1997, the parties entered into a settlement agreement and the district court (Judge John E. Sprizzo) closed the case. The settlement agreement provided for medical testing of the asbestos-exposed plaintiffs and for payment of $50,290 in full settlement of attorneys fees and all claims for damages and emotional distress.
We have no further information on the proceedings in this case.
Kristen Sagar - 10/31/2006
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