Legal Opinion
Bukala v. United States
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 11, 1989No. 86 C 8284PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
Plaintiff Gloria Bukala filed this action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671 et seq., charging the Veterans’ Administration (“VA”) and various doctors with medical malpractice. We dismissed the action because Mrs. Bukala failed to file her claim with the VA within the FTCA’s two-year limitations period. Bukala v. United States, 676 F.Supp. 162 (N.D.Ill.1987). The Seventh Circuit vacated that judgment and remanded for further proceedings. Bukala v. United States, 854 F.2d 201 (7th…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Angela M. Stewart, a Minor by Mary Stewart, Her Mother and Next Friend v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Smith v. Mark Twain National BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Stewart v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
- Gloria Bukala, Administrator of the Estate of Edward Bukala, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Lotrionte v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1995
- Burns v. United States Department of JusticeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994