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Connell v. Copeland

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 21, 2010No. Civil Action No. 2009-1159Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ADELE O. CONNELL, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 09-1159 (JDB) ANNESLEY W. COPELAND, M.D., and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Adele Connell, a Colonel in the United States Army, alleges that Dr. Annesley Copeland committed medical malpractice while performing surgery on her. The United States seeks to substitute itself for Dr. Copeland, asserting that because Dr. Copeland was a federal employee during the alleged incident, Connell's exclusive remedy under the Federal Tort Claims Act,

28 U.S.C. § 2671

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Osborn v. HaleySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Gutierrez De Martinez v. LamagnoSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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