Legal Opinion
Basten by and Through Basten v. United States
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided March 21, 1994No. Civ. A. 92-H-1417-NPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HOBBS, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, Kathie J. Basten, Jonathan A Basten, and Claire Abigail Basten, have brought this action against the United States of America, pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2678. This is a negligence action in which plaintiffs allege that the United States breached the standard of care governing the administration of fetal testing and genetic screening and is therefore responsible for all damages proximately flowing from this breach. Jurisdiction over this action, which was tried without a jury on January 24-25, 1994,…
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