Legal Opinion
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1975No. 74--1613PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s brought suit against the United States for contribution as a joint tortfeasor to the amount paid in settlement of a medical malpractice suit. The district court granted summary judgment in the United States’ favor. A military serviceman had previously sued the surgeon and nurses of the United States Public Health Service for negligence during an operation in a United States hospital in Louisiana. That suit was dismissed on the ground that the Federal Tort Claims Act does not permit such claims by servicemen against United States medical…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States Lines, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Katherine Dunn v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Brasscraft Manufacturing Company, Inc. And Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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