Illinois Officer Must Face Suit for Diabetic Man’s Death

It’s premature to give a Milford, Ill., police officer qualified immunity from a lawsuit brought by the family of a man who died shortly after he was pinned down by the officer during a diabetic episode, because there are a number of factual questions that must be decided by a jury, the Seventh Circuit said.

Steven Taylor’s wife called 911 seeking medical help after his blood sugar dropped dangerously low. Taylor was diabetic and had a history of serious heart problems. He’d been released from the hospital for a heart attack just a week earlier.

Officer Joseph Garrett was first ...