Legal Opinion
Joshua Romero, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, Clifford A. Romero Clifford A. Romero Roxanna A. Romero v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1992No. 91-2010PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Clifford and Roxanna Romero, husband and wife, were active duty members of the United States military service at the time Roxanna received prenatal medical care from government personnel. Together, with their son Joshua (by his next friend), they filed suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) 1 alleging that as a result of negligent prenatal care administered to Roxanna, Joshua was born with cerebral palsy. Applying the doctrine enunciated in Feres v. United States, 340 U.S. 135, 71 S.Ct. 153, 95 L.Ed. 152 (1950), the district court…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Daniel J. Monaco and Denise E. Monaco v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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