Wright v. United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION

OSTEEN, District Judge.

Plaintiff Willis Wright alleges that Defendant’s negligence caused pain and numbness in his back following prostate surgery at the Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center (“DVAMC”) in Durham, North Carolina. Mr. Wright’s wife, Elaine Helen Troxler Wright, claims loss of consortium. The matter comes before the court following a bench trial on April 7, 2003. Having considered the evidence, arguments, and submissions of the parties, the court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law.

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. Willis Wright was a United…