Legal Opinion
Hummer v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 26, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2018-1816Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LESTER L. HUMMER, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 18-1816 (TJK) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Lester Hummer, proceeding pro se, sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act,
28 U.S.C. § 2671
et seq., for injuries allegedly caused by thyroidectomy surgery he underwent at a Washington, D.C., Veterans Affairs medical center. Plaintiff claims that he was the victim of medical malpractice and that he was not adequately informed of the risks of his surgery. After granting summary judgment for the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Crain v. AllisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Hill v. Medlantic Health Care GroupDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Graff v. MalawerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Miller-McGee v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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