Loudoun Jail Scalding Lawsuit Ends with $500K Settlement

BY NORMAN K. STYER nstyer@loudounnow.com

A federal lawsuit brought against Sheriff Michael Chapman and a corrections officer on behalf of a detainee who was scalded by hot water while he was strapped to a chair has ended in a settlement.

The case was dismissed following a settlement agreement signed June 15.

Piland’s attorney and the Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the details of the settlement.

A copy of the settlement obtained from the Virginia Department of the Treasury showed the case ended with a $500,000 payment to the plaintiff, Rich- ard Piland III, with the Sheriff’s Office denying any liability but seeking to avoid further litigation.

Piland was being held on two felony charges in connection with the alleged assault of an acquaintance while she was asleep in a Waterford home on July 25, 2020. He had been held in solitary confinement in the Adult Detention Center because of disruptive behavior.

The civil suit, filed in Federal District Court on Feb. 2, concerned a Feb. 3, 2022, incident at the jail in which corrections officers used pepper spray to make him comply with their instructions.

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Irreversible is not a word you want to hear from your Doctor but it’s a common one if you’ve been diagnosed with ChemotherapyInduced Peripheral Neuropathy or CIPN

Tom S of Leesburg survived testicular cancer only to be living life in constant pain He felt as though he were walking on pins and needles, becoming weaker and weaker every day “I was beginning to be worried that one day I would be wheelchairbound ”

Nearly half of the patients who undergo chemotherapy will develop Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy or CIPN.

Chemotherapy meds travel throughout the body and attack cancer cells; sadly they can also cause severe damage to healthy nerves CIPN can begin within weeks of starting treatment and can worsen as treatment continues A high number of really unfortunate people will be forced to endure the symptoms associated with CIPN for months, or even years after they’ve completed chemo

When asked how CIPN was affecting his quality of life, he responded, “It was difficult to even walk up and down stairs and do other things we usually take for granted ”