Shirley Molzof, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert E. Molzof v. United States

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, for, inter alia, future medical expenses. On remand from the Supreme Court to determine whether Wisconsin law permits the plaintiff to recover future medical expenses when the plaintiff is entitled to free medical care as a veteran, the district court held that, under Wisconsin law, future medical expenses can be awarded only if there has been a showing that the monies recovered would reasonably be expended on future care. Because the evidence indicated that the plaintiff would not seek…