Vaughn E.Olson

A Jenner team represented a client in a Section 1983 action against Wexford Health Sources, the former medical provider for the Illinois Department of Corrections, and several Wexford employees. Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act allows individuals to sue state actors, including private companies contracted to perform state functions, such as prison healthcare providers, for violations of their constitutional rights. Here, the client alleged that Wexford's deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.

On February 27, Chicago-based Partner Andrew Vail along with Associates Chris Blythe, Savannah McNeily, and Vaughn Olson will present during a Chicago Bar Association CLE hosted by the Civil Practice Committee on recent updates to Illinois civil rules and procedures.  The CLE will also feature an update from the Chicago Bar Association’s Legislative Liaison, as well as a discussions of good faith findings and civility in civil practice, featuring perspectives from the bench and in-house counsel.

For more than two years, a Jenner & Block team has tirelessly represented John Hudson in his Section 1983 action against Wexford Health Sources, the medical provider for the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), and Wexford employees. In February 2020, John began to experience extreme pain in his thumb, which was ignored by physicians at Danville Correctional Center. It wasn’t until a year later that medical professionals diagnosed him with an aggressive form of cancer in his hand, which re