Legal Opinion
Cogburn v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 18, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-0735-TPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
This action is brought against the United States and the Department of the Navy by two plaintiffs, a father and daughter, under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”). 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2401(b), 2671 et seq. Bruce Cogburn is a retired naval serviceman, who was allegedly exposed to asbestos while serving in the Navy.
In 1979, Bruce Cogburn began exhibiting symptoms associated with an asbestos-related disease, for which his Navy doctors allegedly prescribed no more than cough syrup. 1 In March, 1983, Bruce Cogburn was told by a private physician that the Navy…
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