Legal Opinion
Samuel v. Government of the Virgin Islands
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided March 1, 2002No. Civil No. 349/1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(March 1, 2002)
INTRODUCTION
THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to FED. R. ClV. P. 56(c) for Plaintiffs failure to comply with the jurisdictional pre-filing procedures for medical malpractice claims against the Government of the Virgin Islands (“Government”) as required by the Virgin Islands Tort Claims Act (“VITCA”) codified in 33 V.I.C. § 3409 et seq and the Health Care Providers Malpractice Act (“Malpractice Act”) codified in 27 V.I.C. §166 et seq. For the following reasons, the Court will grant the Defendants’ Motion for…
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