Legal Opinion
Hull v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1992No. Nos. 91-5091, 91-5092PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
The parents of a handicapped child brought this civil action for monetary damages against the government pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). Because the government admitted liability for medical malpractice prior to trial, the district court held a bench trial on the issue of damages only and awarded the plaintiffs over eight million dollars, most of which was to be placed in, a trust.
This case primarily raises questions about the computation and structuring of damage payments to a handicapped child under the FTCA. Specifically, we address the following…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ruckelshaus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kosak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Louie Morris, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. City of Hobart, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Frank KASPER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SAINT MARY OF NAZARETH HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Hull v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Vanhoy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Hill v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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