Legal Opinion
Taylor v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1987No. 86-2025PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals from judgment awarding Ida Taylor $500,000 in damages for loss of consortium and emotional distress. Taylor’s husband sustained permanent brain damage while receiving medical treatment at Letterman Army Hospital. California Civil Code § 3333.2, as incorporated by the Federal Tort Claims Act, limits recovery for noneconomic injuries in actions based on professional negligence to $250,000. Because the underlying injuries to Taylor’s husband occurred in the hospital and during the course of medical treatment, we reverse the judgment and remand with…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Sperry v. Florida Ex Rel. Florida BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fein v. Permanente Medical GroupCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by41 opinions
- Sherman Simon, Jr., Individually and as Next Friend of His Minor Children, Peter Darnell Simon and Keenan Simon, Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Donna Reilly, Etc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Platte Anchor Bolt, Inc. v. IHI, INC.District Court, N.D. California · 2004
- Davita Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Eugene Owen and Dora Owen, Individually and as Next Friend for Alicia Marie Owen, a Minor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.