Legal Opinion
De Benitez v. Presbiterian Hospital
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 19, 1982No. Civ. 82-0947(PG)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.
This case was first instituted by the widow and children of Mr. José A. Benitez in the state courts. The complaint alleged that co-defendants are medical doctors employed by the Veteran’s Administration Hospital who had treated Mr. José A. Benitez on March 13, 1978. The complaint further alleged that due to a failure to provide proper professional care, Mr. José Benitez died. The U. S. Government thereupon filed a petition for removal of the case to this Court pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 4116(a). Subsequently, the Government moved for substitution as…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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