Legal Opinion
Deville v. United States ex rel. United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 2006No. 06-30252PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Joseph Ollie Deville appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to set aside the settlement of his medical malpractice suit and the district court’s grant of the defendants’ motion to enforce that settlement. Deville argues that he was coerced to settle. Finding no merit in Deville’s argument, we affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
In an attempt to resolve this Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) lawsuit stemming from alleged malpractice visited upon Deville during treatment at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, the parties employed a mediator. At the cul*762mination of a…
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