PILP Files Civil Lawsuit On Behalf of Man Who Nearly Died After Diabetes Misdiagnosis

The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) has filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of a man who says that a misdiagnosis nearly led to his death. The lawsuit alleges that Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) employees incorrectly identified Edward Kavanaugh, 39, as a Type II Diabetic in 2011, rather than acknowledging his previous diagnosis of Type I Diabetes.