Legal Opinion
Ina M. Overton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1980No. 79-1847PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
The appellee, Ina M. Overton, sued the United States for injuries resulting from a swine flu vaccination.1 The government conceded liability but disputed the amount of damages. After a non-jury trial, the district court2 awarded plaintiff $106,500 in general damages and $7,139.23 in special damages. The government appeals on two grounds: (1) the court clearly erred in setting the amount of the award; (2) the court should have reduced the award to take account of plaintiff’s Medicare benefits. We affirm the district court’s assessment of damages but reverse its…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Flemming v. NestorSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Solomon Dehydrating Company, Incorporated v. Clarence R. Guyton, Central Greyhound Lines, Incorporated, and the Greyhound CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- Donald Feeley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Harue HayashiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. William H. Price, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Donna Reilly, Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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- Eric Clausen v. Sea-3, Inc., Storage Tank Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Rick E. Clark, & Cross-Appellee v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a Corporation, & Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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