Legal Opinion
Gicla v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 2009No. 08-1648PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant David B. Gicla had his right-ankle joint replaced with an implant at a Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Chicago. After the implant failed to relieve the chronic pain and swelling that Gicla was experiencing, a series of five additional surgeries followed, culminating in the amputation of his right leg below the knee. Gicla filed this suit for malpractice against the United States and various VA medical personnel pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq. The individual defendants were dismissed from the suit, and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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