Legal Opinion
Rochling v. Department of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 8, 2013No. 12-2828PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Following a patient’s death at a Veterans Affairs hospital, the family sued the VA for medical malpractice. The VA settled with the family. After reviewing the case, the VA determined that the settlement was “for the benefit of’ Dr. Fedja A. Rochling, M.D. This finding required a report to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Following his administrative appeals, Rochling sued the VA alleging due-process and Administrative Procedure Act violations. The district court 1 dismissed the due-process counts for failure to state a claim. The court then denied Rochling’s…
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