Pre-Settlement Funding Company is a leader in prison abuse
cases throughout the country; says lack of proper training for
corrections officers is leaving prisons open to future liability
cases.
BRONXVILLE, N.Y., April 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay, the pre settlement
funding company, announced today that the city of New York has agreed to pay out $28+ million to
the family of Nicholas Feliciano, a
Riker's Island inmate who was left severely brain damaged after a
botched suicide attempt. The incident caused charges to be brought
against four of the correctional officers on duty who
allegedly stood by as spectators, doing nothing to
intervene—for over seven minutes—as the man hung from the ceiling
of his cell.
The series of events began with Nicholas
Feliciano's parole violation in November 2019. In spite of his documented history
of mental illness, he was placed in general population at Riker's.
Nine days later, he attempted to hang himself in his cell.
According to court transcripts, the guards saw what he was trying
to do and did nothing to stop it. Feliciano was only saved because
a jail captain caught the event on a surveillance camera and
intervened. The incident left him severely incapacitated; Feliciano
cannot stand on his own nor feed himself, he suffers from
short-term memory loss, and he can barely speak. He will need
assisted care for the rest of his life.
The $28 million settlement ranks
as one of the highest civil rights payouts in the city's history,
and the highest ever paid out on behalf of the Riker's Island
Correctional Facility.
Chris Janish, CEO of Legal-Bay,
commented on the case, "It is a shame to think that had the C.O.'s
on Rikers acted accordingly that this young man's fate might have
been much different. The case settlement amount represents the care
that Feliciano will require for the rest of his life."
If you have been abused in prison and need financial or legal
assistance, Legal-Bay is here to help. Please visit
Legal-Bay HERE or call toll-free at
877.571.0405.
To expedite your funding application, please be sure to have
your case manager name and email information available. We cannot
proceed with funding without this information.
Legal-Bay continues to be a leader in all prison abuse and
prison rape cases throughout the country, as well as physical,
emotional, or sexual abuse or harassment in the workplace and abuse
or discrimination in your place of employment. Legal-Bay also
focuses their efforts on funding clients with personal injury cases
such as car accidents, motorcycle accidents, bus crashes, truck
accidents, construction site accident, medical malpractice, dog
bites, slip and falls, police brutality or assault, and more.
Their loan for settlement funding programs are designed to
provide immediate cash in advance of a plaintiff's anticipated
monetary award. While it's common to refer to these legal funding
requests as settlement loans, loans for settlements, law suit
loans, loans for lawsuits, etc., the "lawsuit loan" funds are, in
fact, non-recourse. That means there's no risk when it comes to
loans in lawsuit settlements because there is no obligation to
repay the money if the recipient loses their case. Therefore, terms
like settlement loan, loans for lawsuit, loans on settlement, or
lawsuit loan funds don't necessarily apply, as the "loan on
lawsuit" isn't really a loan at all, but rather a stress-free cash
advance.
Legal-Bay is known to many as the best lawsuit funding provider
in the industry for their helpful and knowledgeable staff, and one
of the best lawsuit loan companies overall for their low rates and
quick turnaround, sometimes within 24-48 hours once all documents
have been received.
To apply right now for a loan settlement program, please visit
the company's website HERE or call toll-free at:
877.571.0405 where agents are standing by to answer any
questions.
Contact:
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Chris Janish, CEO
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Email:
info@Legal-Bay.com
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Ph.:
877.571.0405
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Website:
www.Legal-Bay.com
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