Legal Opinion
Frantz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1994No. 93-01659PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COBB, District Judge:
Appellants, Chester and Vera Frantz, brought this medical malpractice action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 1 The Frantzes appeal the dismissal of their informed consent claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, as well as the district court’s failure to allow them leave to designate an expert witness after the presumptive deadline established by the Northern District of Texas local rules. We reverse.
I
The facts of this case are not in dispute. In January 1988, Chester Frantz was admitted to the Veterans Administration Medical Center [VA…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- McKinley v. StriplingTexas Supreme Court · 1989
- Gary L. Adams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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