Legal Opinion
East v. United States
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 5, 1990No. Civ. B-87-3092PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. BLACK, JR., District Judge.
Plaintiff Priscilla Sherk East, individually and in her capacity as the personal representative of the estate of her deceased husband, Senator John Porter East, brings this medical malpractice action asserting negligence, wrongful death, and loss of consortium against the United States of America pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq. 1
In essence, plaintiff alleges that doctors employed by the United States negligently failed to timely diagnose and adequately treat Senator East for hypothyroidism 2 proximately causing the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Robbins v. FooterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Snead v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1984
- Ramsey v. Physician's Memorial Hospital, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
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