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A baby died in March 2016 after its mother went into labor while held at the Orange County Jail in California. The mother's lawsuit says she waited about two hours after her water broke before officers responded, and that staff treated the trip to the hospital as nonemergency and stopped at a Starbucks on the way. The county approved a $480,000 settlement in the wrongful death suit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). The mother's wrongful death lawsuit says officers waited about two hours after her water broke before responding and treated the hospital trip as nonemergency, stopping at a Starbucks on the way; the county approved a $480,000 settlement.
Reported by: the mother's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: The county approved a $480,000 settlement in a wrongful death suit over the death of a baby born to a mother held at Orange County Jail in March 2016.