Phillips v. United States

ORDER

BLATT, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the court for final disposition of the issue of damages in plaintiffs’ consolidated medical malpractice actions against the United States, which were brought pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671-80. This court has previously addressed certain aspects of these claims in considerable detail. 1 In Phillips v. United States, 508 F.Supp. 537 (D.S.C.1980) (hereinafter Phillips I), the court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment of the filial claim for “wrongful life.” 2 Shortly thereafter, in…