Legal Opinion
Kubrick v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 1977No. Civ. A. 72-1815PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
I. Preliminary Statement
This is a medical malpractice ease brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (“Act”), raising important questions concerning the statute of limitations and the standard of care applicable to specialists in Pennsylvania. The claim arises out of the hospitalization of the plaintiff, William A. Kubrick, in the Wilkes-Barre Veterans Administration Hospital (“VA Hospital”) from April 2, 1968 to April 30, 1968, for treatment of osteomyelitis of the right femur. Following surgery, the infected area was…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bruni v. TatsumiOhio Supreme Court · 1976
- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Brune v. BelinkoffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
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3Cited by23 opinions
- United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gans, Curtis, G. v. Mundy, James F. And the Law Firm of Raynes, McCarty Binder & MundyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Draper v. Airco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Bussineau v. President of Georgetown CollegeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Gee v. CBS, INC.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
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