Legal Opinion
Quijano v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 2003No. 02-50095PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDSPETH, District Judge:
Cristina Quijano, the civilian spouse of a retired Army service member, underwent coronary artery bypass surgery at the Brooke Army Medical Center (“BAMC”) in San Antonio, Texas. Following the surgery, she developed sepsis which was traced to a bacterial infection introduced through a blood transfusion. She died the day after surgery. Her surviving spouse and their adult children (“Quijano family”) brought a wrongful death and survival action against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80 (“FTCA”). Following a bench trial,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hall v. Huff, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1997
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