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The Plain Dealer Angela Lowe's lawsuit charged that jail policies contributed to the death of Sean Levert, seen here performing in 2006, and claimed negligence by doctors. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The widow of singer Sean Levert, who died six days after entering Cuyahoga County Jail in March 2008, has settled her lawsuit against the county and the company that oversees medical care in the jail for $4 million. The settlement with the county and Midwest Medical Staffing Inc. Was reached late Wednesday after a nine-hour mediation conference with U.S. District Magistrate Judge Greg White. The settlement was one of the largest of its kind in Ohio history.

It contains no official admission of liability, 'but it's clear everybody agrees that this was a tragedy and it needed to be resolved,' said David Malik, lead attorney for Levert's widow, Angela Lowe. Levert, 39, was jailed on March 24, 2008 for owing nearly $90,000 in child support to three children from previous relationships. A coroner's report said Xanax withdrawal contributed to Levert's death.

Lowe's suit, which named several county staff members and Midwest Medical doctors as defendants, charged that jail policies and medical negligence contributed to Levert's death. In fact, a Plain Dealer review showed the county jail did not have a formal policy for deciding if inmates should get their prescription medications shortly after arrival. Decisions were made on a case-by-case basis, with many prisoners having to wait up to three days before being evaluated. Some inmates had to wait up to two weeks before seeing a doctor who would decide if they should be given medicine they had been prescribed. The jail adopted a policy exactly one year after Levert's death, saying that inmates taking anti-anxiety drugs should be given those drugs once their prescriptions are verified.

If the prescription can't be verified, the inmate should be scheduled to see a psychiatrist that day or the next. 'Sean's Law,' named for the singer and sponsored in the Ohio General Assembly by State Rep. Barbara Boyd, D-Cleveland Heights, would require every county jail to give each inmate a medical, dental and mental health screening on arrival. Lowe, who had two children with Levert in 13 years of marriage, filed suit on behalf of his estate.

Probate Court will decide how the settlement money is distributed. It has not been determined how the county and other defendants will divide their share of the payments. David Lambert, chief of the county prosecutor's civil division, said the county decided to settle 'only after careful deliberation which took into account both the risk and the expense of litigation should this matter go to trial. 'The decision also took into account the financial contribution the county expects to receive from its insurance companies,' he added in a written statement.

'Prompt resolution of this lawsuit is in the best interest of all parties.' In a written statement, Lowe said, 'It has been an extremely difficult two years for our family. Through this settlement, we can move forward knowing that justice has been served. 'My hope is that Cuyahoga County will support Sean's Law in an effort to prevent other families from experiencing the pain we have endured.' After guards shackled him to a restraint chair.

He was taken to Lutheran Hospital, where he died. Oxford Business English International Express Elementary Pdf Printer more. Malik, who believes the settlement was Ohio's largest-ever for a jail death, said Wednesday's mediation that involved more than a dozen participants, 'wasn't a typical adversarial situation. 'Magistrate White artistically negotiated the resolution of this case,' Malik said. 'He was so comprehensive in his work, and that's what all the parties needed.