Klenda Austerman Attorneys Succesfully Defend $55 Million Civil Rights Claim
Nationally recognized attorney Geoffrey Fieger sought $55 million in damages against two companies and several of their employees who provided medical care at the Sedgwick County jail under an independent contractor arrangement. Inmate Terry Bruner died from a brain stem herniation caused by bacterial meningitis relating to his liver disease. Fieger brought the action, alleging our clients acted with deliberate indifference in denying or delaying medical care in violation of Bruner’s civil rights. Klenda Austerman …