Jackson v. United States

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION COYVELL JACKSON and ) BRENDA JACKSON, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 1:18 CV 9 ACL ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW This matter is before the Court following a one-day bench trial, upon consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The action was filed pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”),

28 U.S.C. §§ 2671

et seq. Plaintiff Coyvell Jackson claims that the Defendant, through its agency the Department of Veterans Affairs, was negligent in failing to timely diagnose…