Legal Opinion
Johnson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 1986No. Nos. 84-5308, 84-5347PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
In this medical malpractice action brought under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), the United States appeals from a $2 million judgment awarded to the plaintiffs, parents of an infant who died of iron poisoning. Plaintiffs cross-appeal the denial of attorney’s fees. The Government challenges a variety of evidentiary rulings, certain “outside research” of the trial judge, numerous factual findings, the taxing of costs, and the amount of damages. We vacate and remand because a Government expert witness was erroneously precluded from testifying and because the verdict is…
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