Judge nixes $500K punitive award against ex-prison guard
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned a jury's decision imposing $500,000 in punitive damages against a former a Delaware prison guard accused of sexually assaulting an inmate during a pat-down. The jury in December found that former guard William Kuschel violated the Eighth Amendment rights of inmate DeShawn Drumgo during the 2014 incident. The jury awarded Drumgo $1 in nominal damages but slapped Kuschel with $500,000 in […]