Legal Opinion
Molzof v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 14, 1992No. 90-838PublishedCited by 307 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
This case requires us to determine the scope of the statutory prohibition on awards of "punitive damages" in cases brought against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U. S. C. §~ 2671-2680.
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Petitioner Shirley Moizof is the personal representative of the estate of Robert Molzof, her late husband. On October 31, 1986, Mr. Molzof, a veteran, underwent lung surgery at a Veterans' Administration hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. After surgery, he was placed on a ventilator. For some Un-, disclosed reason, the ventilator tube that was providing oxygen to him became disconnected.…
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