Mario Garcia
Mario Garcia died while held at the Brooks County detention center in Falfurrias, Texas, a facility operated by LCS Corrections Services. His heirs sued LCS, saying he died because he was not given additional doses of a benzodiazepine he had been prescribed. A jury awarded the plaintiffs $2.25 million on a medical malpractice claim. A later appeals ruling addressed whether an AIG unit had to defend or cover LCS in the case.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. Mario Garcia's heirs say in their lawsuit that staff at the Brooks County detention center did not give him additional doses of a benzodiazepine he had been prescribed, and a jury later awarded them $2.25 million.
Reported by: the heirs of Mario Garcia, in their lawsuit against LCS Corrections Services Inc. (family or their lawyers); the jury in the lawsuit against LCS Corrections Services Inc. (court).
Lawsuit: His heirs sued LCS Corrections Services Inc., which operated the Brooks County detention center, and a jury awarded them $2.25 million on a medical malpractice claim over his death.