Willever v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROGER W. TITUS, District Judge.

Plaintiff Virginia Willever and her children (collectively the “Willevers”) brought this Federal Tort Claims Act action in 2009, alleging that the death of Virginia Willever’s husband, Captain Edward Willever, was the result of the negligence of the staff of the National Naval Medical Center (“NNMC”). Three days before the conclusion of discovery, which included the depositions of experts for both sides, the Willevers moved for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability, arguing that the United States is precluded from contesting…