AN EL PASO, TEXAS MAN IS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO SUE EDDY COUNTY, OFFICIALS IN NEW MEXICO FOR NOT PROMPTLY PROVIDING HIM WITH MEDICAL CARE AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DRUNK DRIVING. IRVING MARQUEZ FAILED A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED IN 2009, BUT PASSED A BREATH TEST.
MARQUEZ WAS SUFFERING FROM WEST NILE VIRUS AT THE TIME, BUT WASN'T MEDICALLY EVALUATED UNTIL HOURS LATER. HE WAS RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL AFTER HIS CONDITION WORSENED, BUT SUFFERED PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE.
ON MONDAY, A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REJECTED A REQUEST BY THE COUNTY TO THROW OUT THE SUIT.
