Legal Opinion
Foskey v. United States
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 18, 1980No. Civ. A. 74-278PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This medical malpractice case alleges tortious conduct in the treatment and diagnosis of a seizure disorder suffered by the minor plaintiff, Karla Foskey, born of the plaintiffs, Yulonda Foskey, now O’Neil, and Preston Lee Foskey, an officer in the United States Coast Guard.
Jurisdiction is founded in 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-2680.
Though the alleged period of negligence was between February 14 and mid-July 1972, an understanding of the respective positions of the litigants requires a factual development commencing on July 26, 1971, when Karla was 10 weeks old and was…
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- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Harry J. Hicks, Administrator of the Estate of Carol Greitens, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- McDonald v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
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