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PREMISES LIABILITY: Injured Psychiatric Patient to Get $207,000 Settlement from LA County

April 19, 2011

Los Angeles County– After 3 years of waiting, a psychiatric patient, who sustained head injuries from jumping out of a window at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, will finally receive $270,000 settlement after the LA County officials’ approval Tuesday.

In 2008, Ramiro A. Polanco filed charges against the hospital operator, Los Angeles County, for alleged inadequate supervision and failure to prevent him to jump out of the hospital window.

Since then, LA County has implemented corrective actions by reinforcing window panels and educating the nurses on how to adequately supervise psychiatric patients.

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