Legal Opinion
Freeman v. United States
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 2, 2016No. Civil No. 3:15-cv-594 (AWT)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
Alvin W. Thompson, United States District Judge
The plaintiffs bring this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. (the “FTCA”) seeking compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees. The Complaint has two counts. The First Count is brought by Patrick Freeman and alleges negligence by Department of Veterans Affairs personnel acting on behalf of the United States. The Second Count is a derivative loss of consortium claim brought by Patrick Freeman’s wife, Margaret Freeman.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
“The complaint, which [the court] must accept as true…
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