Legal Opinion

Maradiaga v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 8, 2012No. 11-12474PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the United States is amenable to suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2401(b), 2671-80, for the negligence of medical professionals employed by a federally supported health center when like private professionals would be immune from suit under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 766.301-16. Riccy Maradiaga and Carlos SordiaMartinez, on behalf of themselves and their child, J.C.S.M., appeal the dismissal of their complaint against the United States and the denial…

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