Legal Opinion
Annamma A. Ezekiel and Al Ezekiel v. Jaime T. Michel and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 26, 1995No. 94-2838PublishedCited by 271 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Annamma Ezekiel, a nurse employed at the North Chicago Veterans Administration Medical Center (VA hospital), and her husband brought this tort action against Dr. Jaime T. Michel, a resident physician in psychiatry at the VA hospital. Ezekiel alleged that she was accidentally pricked by a contaminated hypodermic needle, which Dr. Michel had failed to properly cap or dispose of. 1 Finding that Dr. Michel was a federal employee acting within the scope of his employment at the time of the alleged negligent act, the district court substituted the United States as…
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