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Date: 12-23-2023
Case Style:
Case Number: 3:21-cv-00416
Judge: Mark A. Beatty
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (St. Clair County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: United States District Attorney's Office in East St. Louis
Description: East St. Louis, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice negligence
theory.
Under the FTCA, the federal government acts as a self-insurer, and recognizes liability for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employees acting within the scope of their official duties. The United States is liable to the same extent an individual would be in like circumstances.
Outcome: Settled for an undisclosed sum and dismissed with prejudice.
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