Legal Opinion
Dennis Morgan and Louise Morgan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 25, 1992No. 853, Docket 91-6227PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Dennis and Louise Morgan appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Reena Raggi, Judge, limiting plaintiffs’ recovery in this action under the Federal Torts Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 (1988), for injuries suffered as a result of medical malpractice at a veterans administration hospital. The district court, vacating a judgment in the amount of $106,000 entered by United States Magistrate Judge A. Simon Chrein, ruled that under 38 U.S.C. § 351 (1988) plaintiffs’ recovery must be…
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