What is the state of the law on medical malpractice under the Eighth Amendment?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Zanzucchi v. Weinberg, 889 F.2d 1097 (9th Cir. 1989):

Zanzucchi alleges that the defendants' response to his back complaints constituted "deliberate indifference to [his] medical needs" proscribed under the Eighth Amendment. See Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976).

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