Legal Opinion
Webb v. United States
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided November 3, 1998No. CIV.A. 97-0283-BPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JONES, District Judge.
The question in this case is whether sexual battery on a patient by a government doctor falls within the scope of the doctor’s employment under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Applying Virginia employment law to the particular facts of this case, I find that the doctor was not acting within the scope of his employment.
7. Background.
On December 1, 1997, Edwina Webb filed a complaint against the United States in this court under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 2671-2680 (West 1994) (“FTCA”), and the Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance…
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