Legal Opinion
Gable v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 23, 2012No. 12-202CPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BRADEN, Judge.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.1
In January 2006, Mr. Richard M. Gable (“Plaintiff’), a veteran of the Vietnam War, entered the Department of Veterans Affairs (“DVA”) Medical Center in Washington, D.C. (the “VA Medical Center”) for replacement of his left knee. Compl. at 3. After his initial knee surgery, Plaintiff “came down with a very serious staph infection, which placed him in critical care[.]” Compl. at 3.
On August 23, 2006, a DVA doctor amputated Plaintiffs left leg, allegedly without consent. Compl. at 3. Because of the alleged negligence, two…
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