Legal Opinion
Scott J. Hoffman, an Incompetent Person, by Harriet Hoffman, the Conservator of His Person and Estate v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1985No. 84-5572PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, District Judge:
The United States has appealed from a judgment of the district court holding unconstitutional section 3333.2 of the California Civil Code, which limits recovery for noneconomic losses in medical malpractice suits to $250,000. We reverse.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
The appellee, Scott J. Hoffman, on May 12, 1981, went to the Veterans Administration Hospital, Wadsworth, Los Angeles, California, for treatment of a lacerated tendon in his right middle finger. As a result of the negligent administration of a general anesthetic during the finger surgery, Hoffman suffered…
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