Clutter-Johnson v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

David A. Faber, Senior United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a medical malpractice case filed against the United States by Plaintiff Melissa Clutter-Johnson under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. Plaintiffs case falls into two parts: First, she claims that doctors, for whom the United States was responsible, negligently inserted a Mirena® intrauterine device (“IUD”) on September 29, 2009, that resulted in her becoming pregnant with twins in September 2012. The parties agree that this is a claim for wrongful pregnancy as opposed to…