Legal Opinion
Weasel v. St. Alexius Medical Center
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 13, 2000No. 99-3332PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLS, District Judge.
A medical malpractice case.
I. Background
On August 27, 1996, Mary Rose Kills Crow Weasel, the.wife of Dale Weasel, gave birth to a child at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. Dr. Jerry Obritsch delivered the child by caesarian section. Mary Weasel, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Tribe, was diabetic and overweight at the time of delivery. She was approximately five feet tall, and had gained over 50 pounds during her pregnancy. Notwithstanding Mary Weasel’s physical condition, the delivery was uncomplicated, and she was scheduled for discharge…
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