Legal Opinion
Salis v. United States
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 10, 1981No. Civ. 79-693, 79-1528PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NEALON, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiffs in this ease seek damages for the alleged malpractice of certain physicians employed by the United States Government. William Salis suffered serious injuries, including loss of his left leg, after he underwent an angiogram at the Wilkes-Barre VA Hospital in January 1978. The complainants contend that they may recover because: (1) the decision to employ the procedure constituted negligence, and (2) the patient’s rights under the doctrine of informed consent were violated. This matter was tried without a jury on September 29…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Jones v. Montefiore HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Whitner v. LojeskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Festa v. GreenbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Boyer v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- MacDonald v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- Fitch v. MaeschIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- Jones v. GriffithDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
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