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| $850,000 to Family of Suicidal Inmate |
| By delawareonline.com |
| Published: 03/11/2010 |
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DOVER -- A federal judge in Wilmington has awarded $850,000 to the family of a Delaware prison inmate who hanged himself in 2004. Judge Joseph Farnan ruled Tuesday that the widow of Christopher Barkes was entitled to $150,000 for mental anguish stemming from her husband's death. Barkes' two daughters, meanwhile, were awarded $350,000 each. The family sued First Correctional Medical Inc., the former medical care contractor for the state Department of Correction. Farnan entered a default judgment against the company in 2008 after a representative failed to appear at a court hearing. Read More. |
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