Legal Opinion
Petrus v. United States
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided August 24, 2023No. 1:16-cv-00053Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX MELVIN PETRUS : CIVIL ACTION : v. : : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : NO. 16-53 MEMORANDUM OPINION Savage, J. August 23, 2023 The United States has moved for summary judgment in this medical malpractice case brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA). It argues that plaintiff Melvin Petrus has failed to provide expert opinion evidence required under Minnesota law to establish the elements of his medical negligence claim. We conclude that because Petrus has produced no evidence, expert or otherwise, to support his claim, the…
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