Legal Opinion

Steven W. Winter, a Single Person,plaintiff-Appellant v. United States of America,defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 25, 2001No. 99-16113PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

Steven W. Winter appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in his medical malpractice action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), regarding his participation in a research study on paraplegics conducted by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA). We agree with the district court that Winter’s FTCA claim did not accrue more than two years before the filing of Winter’s administrative complaint. However, because of the unusual procedural posture of this case, we reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment and remand for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Murray Weiner,plaintiff-Appellant v. San Diego CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  3. Victoria Rosales Jesus Rosales Rebecca Rosales v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. Charleen T. Raddatz and Michael George Raddatz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  5. Victor Herrera-Diaz, a Minor, by and Through His Guardian, Janet Mary Herrera-Diaz v. United States of America, Department of the NavyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988

3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. Lewis v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
  4. Delma Amburgey v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
  5. United States ex rel. Brown v. Celgene Corp.District Court, C.D. California · 2016

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