Shields v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT CONROY SHIELDS, Plaintiff, v. No. 3:18-cv-01655 (JAM) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS This case asks whether a federal court in a medical malpractice action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”) should apply the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or should apply special state law pleading rules. Connecticut has a special pleading rule for medical malpractice actions. The Connecticut rule requires a plaintiff to file not just an ordinary complaint that states a claim for malpractice but also to attach…