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MORALES v. U.S.

Civ. No. 84-0930 (JAF).

642 F.Supp. 269 (1986)

Aida Rivera MORALES, Aida Luz Morales, Angel Morales, Maria Morales, Nestor Morales, Gil Beauchamp, Jr., Angel Beauchamp, Jackeline Beauchamp, Carlo Calocca, Laura Morales, Gil Beauchamp, and decedent's estate represented by Aida Rivera Morales, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

August 6, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos E. Ríos Moreu, Cancio, Nadal & Rivera, San Juan, P.R., for plaintiffs.

Wanda Rubianes Collazo, Asst. U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant.

FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND JUDGMENT

FUSTE, District Judge.

This is a Federal Tort Claims Act case, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2674. Jurisdiction exists pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1346. The action is one for damages as a result of a claim of medical malpractice resulting in the death of a patient at the Veterans Administration Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The applicable law to define the standard of fault and recovery is the law of Puerto Rico.

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