Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer

Jeffrey Barden, a 41 year old resident of Indianapolis, has filed a personal injury claim against  Morgan County Commissioners for injuries sustained during his twenty days in jail. Barden was arrested in October for allegedly resisting arrest for operating a stolen car while intoxicated although his driver’s license had previously been permanently suspended.

After pleading guilty to being a habitual traffic violator and committing auto theft, Barden was transfered to a county jail for 20 days while he awaited transportation to the corrections department. During that time, he claims, he was held in a two-man cell with two other men, made to sleep on the cement floor, and suffered difficulty urinating due to being in such close quarters with other men. He is seeking $750,000 in damages for his back pain and the difficulty urinating that he says has persisted.

If you have been injured by unjust legal practices, contact Chicago personal injury tort attorneys Friedman & Bonebrake at (312) 466-8200.