Legal Opinion
Tsaknis v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 6, 2007No. Civil Action 05-320 (EGS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
EMMET G. SULLIVAN, District Judge.
Peter Tsaknis died on March 28, 2002, after suffering from colon cancer and undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Widow Mayda Tsaknis brings this medical malpractice action, seeking damages allegedly caused by negligence on the part of the federal government and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (“Walter Reed”) due to Walter Reed’s failure to timely diagnose the decedent’s cancer and to administer proper chemotherapy treatment.
Pending before the Court are defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, in Part, and for Summary Judgment in Part and plaintiffs…
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