James D. Robinson
James D. Robinson died in March 2008 while held at the Richmond City Jail in Richmond, Virginia. A wrongful-death complaint says medical staff at the jail failed to diagnose or properly treat his pneumonia. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, a Richmond jury later returned a $2.4 million wrongful-death verdict against the sheriff and the jail's former chief physician.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). A Richmond jury found that jail medical staff failed to diagnose or properly treat his pneumonia in a wrongful-death suit against the sheriff and the jail's former chief physician, awarding $2.4 million.
Reported by: Richmond jury (court); wrongful-death complaint (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: A wrongful-death lawsuit over his death at the Richmond City Jail ended in a $2.4 million jury verdict against the sheriff and the jail's former chief physician, who the jury found failed to diagnose or properly treat his pneumonia.