Vaughn Ex Rel. Estate of Vaughn v. United States

ORDER

DUDLEY H. BOWEN, Jr., District Judge.

Before the Court is Defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment on Plaintiff Andrew J. Vaughn’s wrongful death claim. Plaintiff opposes the motion. Upon consideration of the parties’ briefs and the relevant law, the motion is DENIED.

I. BACKGROUND

The underlying complaint in this case, brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. 2671 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. § 1846(b), concerns the allegedly negligent medical care Plaintiffs wife, Betty A. Vaughn, received while a patient at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center…