What are the implications of the Eighth Amendment for medical malpractice claims?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Burgos v. Long, No. 2:11-cv-01906-JAM-JFM (E.D. Cal. 2013):
The Eighth Amendment prohibits state actors from acting with deliberate indifference to an inmate's health or safety. See Farmer v. Brennan, 511 U.S. 825 (1994). A claim based on
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