Legal Opinion
Callahan v. Cho
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 6, 2006No. Civil Action 1:05cv1243PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
In this Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) 1 case, involving an allegation of medical malpractice stemming from a hip replacement operation at a Veterans Administration Hospital in West Virginia, two dispositive questions are presented at the summary judgment stage. The first question was presented and decided at the threshold dismissal stage and is revisited here sua sponte: It is whether plaintiff may proceed in this action given that no medical expert certifícate accompanied the initial notice of suit, as required by West Virginia’s Medical Professional…
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