Posted By: Jacob Weston January 29, 2021 @ 8:01 am Local News, News
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By the Associated Press
A federal judge has approved a class-action settlement that aims to fix problems in the child welfare system in Kansas.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree said in his ruling Thursday that the agreement provides “real value” to the more than 7,000 children in the foster care system. The judge said it addresses needs identified in the lawsuit – an end to extreme housing disruption and inadequate mental health care.
While the settlement brings an end to the litigation, Crabtree retained jurisdiction to ensure that it is enforced.
Associated Press
TOPEKA A federal judge approved on Thursday a settlement that aims to fix problems in the child welfare system in Kansas.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree said in his ruling that the agreement provides “real value” to the more than 7,000 children in the foster care system. The judge said it addresses needs identified in the lawsuit an end to extreme housing disruption and inadequate mental health care.
While the settlement brings an end to the litigation, Crabtree retained jurisdiction to ensure that it is enforced.
The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2018 by Kansas Appleseed, Lori Burns-Bucklew, Children’s Rights and the National Center for Youth Law against the Kansas Department for Children and Families and others.
Veteran Awarded $1M in Kansas VA Hospital Abuse Case January 19, 2021
A federal judge has awarded more than $1 million in damages to another veteran who says he was sexually abused by a former physician assistant at a Veterans Administration hospital in Kansas.
It’s the third time since November that U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree has ruled against the government in cases charging the government with medical malpractice at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, KCUR-FM reported.
The veterans allege they were subjected to unnecessary genital exams and other physical abuse by Mark Wisner, who was a physician assistant at the Leavenworth VA hospital from 2008 to 2014.
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A federal judge has awarded more than $1 million in damages to another veteran who says he was sexually abused by a former physician assistant at a VA hospital in Kansas.
It’s the third time since November that U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree has ruled against the government in cases charging the government with medical malpractice at the Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, KCUR-FM reported.
The veterans allege they were subjected to unnecessary genital exams and other physical abuse by Mark Wisner, who was a physician assistant at the Leavenworth VA hospital from 2008 to 2014.