Legal Opinion
Burton v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 9, 2009No. 05-CV-2214 (RCL)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.
On February 20, 2003, Samuel E. Burton, a retired United States Coast Guard captain who had recently had his leg placed in a cast at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to treat a rupture of his Achilles tendon, died from a massive pulmonary embolism. He was convalescing on his living-room couch when a blood clot moved from his leg to his lungs and blocked both arteries, cutting off his blood circulation. Alone in his home, Capt. Burton rose to his feet, staggered toward his front door in search of aid, and collapsed on the…
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