Arnold Schwarzenegger Sued For Prisoner's Death

 

Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been sued for his negligence and failure to eliminate a virus from a California prison during his time as Governor which caused one man to die. 

Rodney Taylor Sr who was a prisoner at Avenal State Prison from 2010 to 2014 was convicted for a drug related offense and now his family has come out to claim that he contracted Valley Fever while in custody. They say the virus eventually killed him and the ex-Gov failed to “warn and properly educate” Taylor about the sickness.

The family of Taylor is asking Schwarzenegger and some other ex-California politicians to cover burial expenses and other unspecified damages. Valley Fever attacks the body's organs as victims may suffer skin lesions, limb amputations and brain damage. The disease is spread by spores found in soil and Taylor was allegedly exposed to it. 

Schwarzenegger is already facing a lawsuit from 22 current and former inmates at another California prison for exposure to the disease.