Legal Opinion
Carl Cicero v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 25, 1987No. 86-2503PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Carl Cicero, brought suit against the United States pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) (1982), alleging that he was injured by the negligence of the defendant’s agents and employees at the Lakeside Veterans Administration Hospital. After a bench trial, the district court held that the plaintiff had failed to meet his burden in showing that the defendant’s actions deviated from the proper standard of care. The district court also found that even if the plaintiff had proved such a deviation, he failed to prove that the defendant’s actions caused his alleged…
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