Cohen v. United States

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

CRAIG, District Judge.

This is a medical malpractice action instituted against the United States under authority of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). Plaintiff alleges that she was subjected to medical treatment and two operative procedures known as sympathectomies at Wilford Hall Hospital, Lack-land Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, that did not conform to standard professional medical practices in that they were unnecessary. As a result of the operations, plaintiff alleges that she suffered both…