City of Birmingham v. Moore

This case arose out of an incident at the Birmingham city jail. On June 10, 1993, Edward H. Moore was arrested and was charged with driving under the influence; he was taken to the city jail, where his blood alcohol level was tested. There, Moore had two seizures that resulted in injury to him.1 Moore filed a complaint against the City of Birmingham ("the City"), claiming damages for personal injury resulting from an alleged failure to provide adequate medical attention and alleging negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, and a liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The case proceeded to trial…