Suit: California inmate denied prompt medical treatment suffers fatal heart attack
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The family of a pre-trial detainee at a California jail who suffered a fatal cardiac arrest claims he was denied pro...
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The family of a pre-trial detainee at a California jail who suffered a fatal cardiac arrest claims he was denied prompt medical treatment. The Estate of Aaron Smith, by and through successor in interest Lydia Smith, and others filed a complaint Aug. 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Hemet Police Department, City of Hemet and others, alleging violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, wrongful death and other claims. According to the complaint, Aaron Smith was arrested on Sept.