Jackson v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION MELVIN JACKSON, Plaintiff, v. Case No: 5:18-cv-53-Oc-PRL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. ORDER In this action, Plaintiff alleges that the United States is liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”),

28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), because medical staff at FCC Coleman were negligent in the treatment of his ruptured Achilles tendon. The United States moves for summary judgment on Plaintiff’s claims and seeks to exclude the testimony of Plaintiff’s medical expert, arguing that his testimony is unreliable. For the reasons set…