Legal Opinion

Lounds v. State Ex Rel. Department of Veterans Affairs

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided March 25, 2011No. 107665. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 4PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOUG GABBARD II, Viee Chief Judge.

T1 Defendant, State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (State or ODVA), appeals a judgment in favor of Plaintiff, Lula Lounds, the daughter and personal representative of the estate of her father, David Shelton (Decedent). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm as modified herein.

BACKGROUND FACTS

T2 In November 2007, Plaintiff filed this action against ODVA, alleging that ODVA's negligent and improper medical care had resulted in Decedent's death less than three weeks after he was admitted to Norman Veterans Center (Center), an…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Coreen L. SPRAGUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Neil Acquisition, L.L.C. v. Wingrod Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  4. Christian v. GraySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
  5. Brenda Payton v. Abbott Labs, Eli Lilly and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. WINHAM v. REESECourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2017
  3. WINHAM v. REESECourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2017

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