Legal Opinion
Morisch v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 29, 2011No. 09-3953PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Gerald Morisch brought a medical malpractice claim against the United States under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80, after suffering a severe stroke in July 2003. He alleges that the medical personnel at the Veterans Administration (VA) hospital failed to take appropriate measures to determine that he was on the verge of a stroke and minimize the resulting damage. Bette Morisch, Gerald’s wife, brought a loss of consortium claim against the VA that was later dismissed. Both plaintiffs also sued their former attorney, Robert D. Kreisman,…
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