4th Circ. Revives Navy Surgery Wrongful Death Claims

By Mike Curley (March 12, 2024, 5:52 PM EDT) -- The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday reversed an order dismissing claims from the estate of a woman who died after an allegedly botched surgery at a Navy hospital, saying the trial court was wrong to conclude that Navy regulations for implementing Federal Tort Claims Act procedures created jurisdictional requirements beyond what the FTCA's text includes....

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