Legal Opinion
Carswell v. Childrens National Medical Center
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 17, 2002No. Civ. 99-2748 (RWR/JMF)Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FACCIOLA, United States Magistrate Judge.
This case is before me for all purposes including trial. Currently ripe and ready for resolution is the United States’ Notice of Filing of Defendant United States of America’s Corrected Motion to Dismiss (“Defs Mot.”). For the reasons indicated below, defendant’s motion will be denied.
The Allegations of the Complaint
On April 23, 1993, Alex Carswell (“Alex”), an infant, underwent elective surgery at Children’s National Medical Center. Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶ 1. Alex died the next day. Compl. ¶ 8. Following Alex’s death, an autopsy was…
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