Legal Opinion
Mildred M. Newman, and Melvin D. Newman v. Peter Soballe, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 27, 1989No. 87-6097PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The Newmans originally brought this malpractice suit against Dr. Soballe in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California alleging that Dr. Soballe, while acting within the scope of his duties as a military physician at the United States Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan, negligently failed to properly diagnose and treat two subcutaneous cysts in Mildred Newman’s groin. As the wife of Lieutenant Commander Melvin Newman, United States Navy, Mildred Newman is entitled to military medical treatment. In Japan on November 21, 1984, Dr. Soballe…
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