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10th Circuit underscores high standard for constitutional claims against doctors
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed last week that a doctor did not violate the constitutional rights of an incarcerated man who later died, while rebuffing a perceived attempt to “redefine the standard” for holding medical providers liable. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit underscored that…