CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Pearson v LaJoy-Young
HIV medication switch, deliberate indifference, and private-physician state action
Decided
The citation
Pearson v LaJoy-Young, opinion of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, issued November 12, 2026 (Case No. 1:26-cv-2139)
From the case summary
Pearson, a parolee held in a county jail, alleged that Tivicay had made him sick and that he had been receiving Biktarvy. When the jail could no longer provide Biktarvy, Malik consulted his specialist, Lucy, and switched him to Tivicay. Kidney concerns later prompted a…
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