Jones v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION LEXINGTON JUDY JONES, Individually and as ) Administrator of the Estate of RAYMOND ) JONES, ) ) Civil No. 5:23-cv-00226-GFVT ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) & UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ORDER Defendant. ) ) *** *** *** *** Two medical professionals at a Veterans Affairs (“VA”) hospital lifted an elderly Mr. Jones off the ground while he was belted into his motorized wheelchair. He was later diagnosed with a hip fracture and required surgery. Four months later, he died. Did the incident at the VA cause Mr.…