Legal Opinion
Wright ex rel. Estate of Wright v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 11, 2016No. 13-CV-1379 (JFB)(SIL)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JOSEPH F. BIANCO, District Judge
On March 15, 2013, plaintiff decedent James Wright (“decedent” or “Wright”) filed this action, raising claims based in negligence against the United States of America under 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). Specifically, the complaint alleged that the United States is liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act for injury arising from an ankle bracelet that was negligently placed and maintained on Wright’s right leg and/or ankle from April to October 2010. After plaintiffs death, the Court permitted the substitution of Alexis Wright, as the *121administrator of…
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