Legal Opinion
Owen v. United States
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided July 31, 2009No. CIV. 07-4014-KESPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KAREN E. SCHREIER, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, William Owen, contends that the medical care he received at the Indian Health Services Hospital in Sisseton, South Dakota, in July and August 2001 fell below the standard of care, which caused him to sustain permanent impairment of his bladder, bowel, and sexual function. Defendant, the United States, denies the allegations. After considering the evi dence admitted during a two-day court trial, the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence the following facts and reaches the following conclusions of…
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