Legal Opinion

Jones v. United States

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided August 15, 2011No. 3:09-0986PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

WILLIAM J. HAYNES, JR., District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Jennifer and Omar Jones, individually, and on behalf of Tysai Jones, a minor, New Jersey citizens, filed this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1), against the Defendant, the United States of America, for medical negligence in its failure to diagnose and treat Jennifer Jones and her unborn child, Tysai, in a timely manner.

Before the Court is the Defendant’s motion to dismiss (Docket Entry No. 37), contending that Plaintiffs’ claims are barred by Tennessee’s three-year statute of repose for…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. McNeil v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. The Ohio National Life Insurance Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. Robert W. Ritchie, Personally and in His Capacity as a Partner/officer of Ritchie, Fels & Dillard, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  5. Rmi Titanium Company v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Eiswert v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2018
  2. Chang-Williams v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2013
  3. Bennett v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2021
  4. Staley v. USADistrict Court, D. Utah · 2022

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