Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 19, 1990No. 88 Civ. 1695 (BN)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
NEWMAN, Senior Judge of the Court of International Trade, sitting as a District Court Judge by designation:
INTRODUCTION
David Williams, a former inmate confined at the Federal Correctional Institution at Otisville, New York (“Otisville”), seeks recovery of damages in the amount of $1,500,000 against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(d), 2671, et seq. for a below-the-knee amputation of his right leg. During his incarceration at Otisville, Williams was under treatment by the institution's medical staff for…
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