Legal Opinion
Toombs v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1990No. 89-1862PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Bobby Toombs, an inmate at the Cum-mins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections (Department) appeals from the district court’s judgment in favor of all defendants in his claims against them for negligence and deliberate indifference to his medical needs. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
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Since the early 1980s, the Department has contracted with Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA), a private health care provider, to provide all health care for Department inmates. The contract provides for daily on-site physician coverage seven days a week,…
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- Willard N. GILKERSON, Appellee, v. TOASTMASTER, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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