Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. United States Department of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 23, 2004No. 02-57006PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NOONAN, Circuit Judge:
Mary Sullivan appeals the grant of summary judgment to the United States in this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (the FTCA). The central question is whether the district court properly excluded the proffered testimony of the plaintiffs medical expert. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand.
FACTS
We state the facts as presented by the party not moving for summary judgment, as follows:
On April 2, 1999, Mary Sullivan underwent surgery at the Naval Medical Center (the hospital). A mastectomy was performed by Thomas Nelson, M.D., on her left breast…
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