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Former medical provider for Lackawanna County Prison appeals malpractice insurance ruling Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) Mar. 13—SCRANTON — The former provider of inmate medical care at Lackawanna County Prison has appealed to state Commonwealth Court a ruling that required the county to pay for only three years of medical malpractice coverage, but not the seven years the firm wanted. The Lackawanna County Court Judge Julia Munley sided with the county, which foots the bill for "tail insur...

Judge reaffirms three years of medical malpractice coverage at Lackawanna County prison Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) Feb. 6—A judge Friday reaffirmed her prior ruling requiring the former provider of inmate medical care at the Lackawanna County prison to secure medical malpractice coverage for three years. Lackawanna County Court Judge Moosic-based Correctional Care Inc. to reconsider her Jan. 29 ruling and instead require the county to pay for seven years of whats called tail insurance. ...