SCHWARTZBORD v. UNITED STATES

No. 82 Civ. 1929 (RLC).

575 F.Supp. 1560 (1983)

Sarah SCHWARTZBORD, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Veterans Administration and Mount Sinai Hospital, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

October 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Preston A. Leschins, New York City, for plaintiff.

Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., S.D. N.Y., New York City, for defendant United States of America; Sally Lord, Asst. U.S. Atty., of counsel.

Bower & Gardner, New York City, for defendant Mt. Sinai Hosp.; Michael Yoeli, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION

ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Sarah Schwartzbord brought this suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. ("FTCA"), seeking $3,000,000 in damages for injuries she allegedly suffered as a result of defendant's negligence. On March 28, 1980, while plaintiff was working as a physician in the emergency room at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Bronx County...

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