By contrast, if you're interested in far more pedestrian factual details about why this lawsuit was filed in the first place, I can summarize those for you quite succinctly:
"In March 2015, Michael Bryant (“Bryant”) was
convicted of criminal mischief and criminal trespass in the
Springfield City Municipal Court in Oregon. Bryant suffers
from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with serious
symptoms of psychosis. The court, as a condition of his
probation, referred Bryant to a Jail Diversion Program in
Lane County, Oregon, which allows mentally ill persons
convicted of crimes to avoid incarceration if they comply
with a mental health treatment plan. The court ordered
Bryant to report to LCMH for treatment and to “follow all
directives of LCMH.” . . .
In March 2015, Bryant started his treatment with LCMH
as required by the court’s order. Plaintiffs allege, however,
that from roughly March 2015 to November 2015, Bryant
repeatedly violated his probation by refusing to take his
prescribed medication and missing medical appointments
without reason. Plaintiffs contend that despite Bryant’s
repeated failures to comply with his treatment plan, no one
at LCMH reported his violations to the court.
On November 15, 2015, Bryant had a psychotic
breakdown, attacked his parents with a baseball bat, killed
his father, and seriously injured his mother. Bryant also
killed the family dog and set the family home on fire. Bryant
then took the family’s SUV and drove to Springfield,
Oregon, where he ran over and killed pedestrian Richard
Bates. After killing Bates, Bryant drove to Eugene, Oregon,
where he ran over pedestrians Lorre and Marc Sanford.
Marc Sanford died from his injuries and Lorre Sanford was
severely injured."
Oof. Not good.
