Legal Opinion
Humphrey Ex Rel. Humphrey-Lee v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 22, 2015No. 14-3087, 14-3489, 15-1065PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Veniscia Humphrey brought this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of her daughter Teniscia Humphrey-Lee, alleging that medical malpractice during Teniscia’s birth in 2008 left her permanently disabled. Teniscia’s father Terrence Lee participated in the litigation (at least, a lawyer observed on his behalf) but did not ask to be joined as a party under Fed.R.Civ.P. 19. (Humphrey and Lee are not married; Teniscia lives with her mother, but both parents are Tenis-cia’s legal custodians.) The case was settled for approximately $13 million, used to buy an…
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