Legal Opinion
Robert A. Scheib, as Legal Guardian of Carmella Grace Scheib v. Florida Sanitarium and Benevolent Association, Etc., Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 1985No. 84-3322PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this medical malpractice action, brought by Robert A. Scheib, as legal guardian of Camella Grace Scheib (Scheib), under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. Section 2674 (1982), the dis trict court found liability and damages in the amount of $1,033,619.84. 1 The only issues on this appeal are, (1) whether the damages in the amount of $476,000 received by Scheib pursuant to settlement agreements between Scheib and joint tortfeasors, Dr. Paul R. Garrett (Dr. Garrett) and Florida Sanitarium and Benevolent Association (Florida Hospital), should be set off under…
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