Legal Opinion
James L. Waits v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1980No. 78-1294PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
James Waits brought this medical malpractice action against the United States under 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq., for damages resulting from the negligence of the personnel of the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. The District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi entered judgment for Waits, awarding damages of $266,823.36, and the United States appealed. The principal contention urged by the government is that Waits’ claim is barred by the statute of limitations.
Waits entered the Veterans’ Administration Hospital in New Orleans…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Lee Quinton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Victor M. Hungerford, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- Tyminski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Smith v. SandersMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- Barrett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Louise Drazan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Helen J. Stoleson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Sarris v. SmithMississippi Supreme Court · 2001
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