Legal Opinion
Torres-Lazarini v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 16, 2008No. 06-2634PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEENAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Sigfrido Torres-La-zarini appeals from the district court’s entry of judgment in favor of defendant-appellee the United States (the “government”). Plaintiff brought suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et seq., alleging that the medical staff of the Veterans Administration Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico (the “VA hospital”) failed properly to diagnose an injury to his right shoulder. After a bench trial, the district court issued a memorandum order finding that plaintiff had not proven medical malpractice and dismissed…
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