Legal Opinion

Fleeta H. Haley, and Allen Haley, Sr. v. The United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 3, 1984No. 82-2008PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

LOGAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States has appealed from a $190,000 judgment entered against it in a suit brought by Fleeta A. Haley and her husband Allen Haley for medical negligence under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) and 2671-2680. ' The government contends that the trial court made several clearly erroneous findings of fact and erred in holding that at the time of the alleged injury Oklahoma recognized the doctrine of informed consent and that Oklahoma law required that Mrs. Haley be referred to a specialist in gastroenterology or advised of the availability of a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Runyon v. ReidSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
  2. Scott v. BradfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
  3. Martin v. StrattonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1973
  4. Corrine Castillo, as Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Montoya, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
  5. Anna L. Lambert v. John H. Park, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mrs. Verdie Mae Franklin Verdie Mae Franklin, Administratrix of the Estate of Lonnie B. Franklin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993

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