Legal Opinion
MacDonald v. United States
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 22, 1991No. 3:CV-88-1567PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
This is an action arising under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. (the “FTCA”), and this court has jurisdiction under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b).
Plaintiffs, Donald J. MacDonald and Mary G. MacDonald, his wife, filed a three-count complaint on September 19, 1988, against the United States of America acting through its agency, the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.1 At the VA Medical Center on or about April 2, 1986 plaintiff Donald J. MacDonald (“MacDonald”) underwent surgery known as…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Kaczkowski v. BolubaszSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Felder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by1 opinion
- MacDonald v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1993