$25 Million Civil Rights Trial Verdict

In 2025, we secured a $25 million jury trial verdict for a from a federal court jury in Seattle for a man who lost his lower leg while incarcerated in the Pierce County Jail in 2018.  The jury returned the $25 million verdict against NaphCare, a health care company based in Alabama that contracts with local governments in 49 states to provide medical care to incarcerated people, including those jailed by Pierce County. The verdict included $5 million to compensate the man for the physical and emotional harm that NaphCare caused him as well as $20 million in punitive damages.