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GOWAN, CONSERVATOR FOR GOWAN v. UNITED STATES

Civ. No. 83-1703-RE.

601 F.Supp. 1297 (1985)

Karen M. GOWAN, Guardian and CONSERVATOR FOR Jerry M. GOWAN, protected person, Plaintiff, v. The UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

January 22, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis H. Elliott, Stephanie S. Freedman, Elliott & Freedman, Portland, Or., for plaintiff.

Charles H. Turner, U.S. Atty., Jack C. Wong, First Asst. U.S. Atty., Herbert C. Sundby, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Or., for defendant.

OPINION

REDDEN, District Judge:

This action was brought by Karen M. Gowan in her capacity as guardian and conservator for her father, Jerry Gowan, against the Veterans Administration Hospital for psychiatric malpractice.1 Jerry presently suffers from severe dementia due to prolonged cerebral anoxia. Cerebral anoxia is the deprivation of oxygen to the brain which, if sustained in excess of four minutes, will result in brain cell...

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