Legal Opinion
Panion v. United States
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided August 16, 2005No. Civ. 04-00338 SOM/LEKPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER
MOLL WAY, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.
Plaintiffs Lacey and Gary Panion bring this suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2674, seeking money damages for injuries sustained as a result of a sexual assault by a licensed practical nurse on Lacey Pardon while she was hospitalized at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu.
A bench trial was held spanning six days between June 28, 2005, and July 14, 2005. This court now rules that the staff at Tripler failed to exercise reasonable care to protect Lacey Panion from…
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