Legal Opinion
Boring v. Kozakiewicz
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 16, 1987No. 86-3710PublishedCited by 224 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
The principal issue on this appeal is whether former pretrial detainees seeking damages in constitutional claims for lack of medical care must produce expert testimony to establish that their ailments were serious. The district court required such evidence and in its absence granted a directed verdict in favor of defendants. We will affirm.
In addition to the counts under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging failure to provide medical treatment, plaintiffs presented other issues not the subject of this appeal. They were resolved by a jury verdict and no further…
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3Cited by224 opinions
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